Developing IT governance in brazilian public organizations

Abstract

This paper presents a method for developing IT governance in public organizations. The method was developed in a deductive way from the confluence of theories of IT governance, participative management, strategic management and planning, and public value. Qualitative data about the method application in five Brazilian public organizations showed that the proposed method allowed these organizations develop IT governance aligned with specific demands of this sector. Based on these case studies, results show patterns of demands for IT and IT governance mechanisms in studied organizations. This work contributes to better understand on how to strategically align IT to public organizations value proposal.