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6.1Corporate management & governance
Covers corporate governance that disciplines the firm, internal control (segregation of duties, etc.) that assures the propriety of operations, CSR/SDGs/ESG as social responsibility, BCP for business continuity, and the improvement cycle PDCA versus rapid-response OODA, framed as what an IT strategist should recommend to management and the board.
An IT strategist is not merely someone who designs information systems but a participant in the mechanisms that discipline management, making strategic recommendations to executives and the board. The framework by which a firm manages responsibly toward shareholders, employees, customers, and society is corporate governance, and what assures that daily operations are conducted properly and efficiently under it is internal control. Further, this section tests the ability to grasp the whole picture of corporate management—social responsibility (CSR/SDGs/ESG), preparation for contingencies (BCP), the improvement cycle (PDCA), and rapid decision-making (OODA)—and to judge what to recommend to management as the situation demands.
6.1.1Corporate governance and internal control
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