Descriptor English: | Information Technology Management | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Administración de las Tecnologías de la Información
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Administração das Tecnologias da Informação | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Gestion des Technologies de l'Information | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
ICT Management IT Governance IT Management Information Technology Governance Information and Communication Technology and Management eHealth Governance |
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Tree number(s): |
SH1.005 |
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Scope note: | The process whereby all resources related to information technology are managed according to an organization's priorities and needs. This includes tangible resources like networking hardware, computers and people, as well as intangible resources like software and data. The central aim of IT management is to generate value through the use of technology. To achieve this, business strategies and technology must be aligned. Information Technology Governance: Information technology governance (IT governance) is the collective tools, processes and methodologies that enable an organization to align business strategy and goals with IT services, infrastructure or the environment. IT governance uses, manages and optimizes IT in such a way that it supports, complements or enables an organization to achieve its goals and objectives. (From: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24495/information-technology-management-it-management ; https://www.techopedia.com/definition/19641/information-technology-governance-it-governance) |
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Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
History Note: | 2019 |
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DeCS ID: | 57905 | ||||||
Unique ID: | DDCS057905 | ||||||
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Information Technology Management
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Concept UI |
FD00062176 |
Scope note | The process whereby all resources related to information technology are managed according to an organization's priorities and needs. This includes tangible resources like networking hardware, computers and people, as well as intangible resources like software and data. The central aim of IT management is to generate value through the use of technology. To achieve this, business strategies and technology must be aligned. Information Technology Governance: Information technology governance (IT governance) is the collective tools, processes and methodologies that enable an organization to align business strategy and goals with IT services, infrastructure or the environment. IT governance uses, manages and optimizes IT in such a way that it supports, complements or enables an organization to achieve its goals and objectives. (From: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24495/information-technology-management-it-management ; https://www.techopedia.com/definition/19641/information-technology-governance-it-governance) |
Preferred term | Information Technology Management |
Entry term(s) |
ICT Management IT Governance IT Management Information Technology Governance Information and Communication Technology and Management eHealth Governance |
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