Abstract
Abstract : IT governance is an important factor in the success of Information Technology systems and implementation. The adoption of IT governance and its effectiveness is not clear or documented. The purpose of this study is to understand the adoption and effectiveness of IT governance in South African organisations as they conduct Information Technology projects both internally and externally. This study is explorative in nature as it seeks to understand the effectiveness of IT governance using the questionnaire as an instrument for collecting data. The research methodology of this study is quantitative. The target sample is IT (Information Technology) employees that work in various South African organisations both private and public. The sample size is 164 employees. The findings of this study show that South African organisations make extensive use of IT governance. There is data indicating that IT governance is applied locally on their dayto- day IT projects. The study found that there is management support and deliberate effort to monitor and measure the effectiveness of IT governance. The study further shows that there is strong adoption of IT governance in external IT projects such as outsourced IT projects. Finally, it shows a strong use of virtual teams in IT projects in South African organisations, and also a relatively high application of IT governance principles in virtual teamwork.
M.Com. (Information Technology Management)