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The best approach for a CIO to ensure IT executes against an approved strategy is to request IT senior leaders to collectively plan tactics for execution. This collaborative approach leverages the expertise and insights of senior IT leaders to develop a cohesive and aligned plan that supports the strategic objectives. Collective planning fosters ownership and commitment among leaders, ensuring that execution tactics are well-coordinated and aligned with the overall IT strategy. While asking project management to define activities, having leaders independently develop team goals, and providing specific task direction are important, the collective planning by IT senior leaders ensures a strategic and unified approach to execution.

According to the CGEIT exam content outline1, one of the subtopics under the domain of Governance of Enterprise IT is “Governance Strategy Alignment with Enterprise Objectives”. This subtopic covers the process of ensuring that the IT strategy is aligned with the business strategy and supports the achievement of enterprise goals and objectives. Therefore, the best course of action for the CIO in this situation is to align the business strategy with the IT strategy, which would help the IT team to meet the new demands and deliver value to the enterprise. References: 1: CGEIT Exam Content Outline | ISACA

 The frequency of IT services risk profile updates is a metric that measures how often the IT organization assesses and updates the risks associated with its services. This metric is useful to ensure that IT services meet business requirements, as it helps to identify and mitigate potential threats and vulnerabilities that could affect the availability, performance, reliability, and security of the services. A high frequency of IT services risk profile updates indicates that the IT organization is proactive and responsive to changing business needs and expectations. A low frequency of IT services risk profile updates suggests that the IT organization is reactive and complacent, and may not be aware of or prepared for emerging risks that could impact the business. References := Performance Measurement Metrics for IT Governance - ISACA, The 8 IT service management metrics that matter most

Effective risk management in IT governance requires that risk evaluation is embedded in the management processes of the organization. This means that risk evaluation is not a separate or isolated activity, but rather an integral part of the planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting of IT activities and initiatives. Embedding risk evaluation in the management processes can help:

• Identify and assess the potential threats and opportunities that may affect the achievement of IT and business objectives
• Align the IT risk appetite and tolerance with the enterprise risk appetite and tolerance
• Prioritize and allocate the resources and actions to address the risks based on their impact and likelihood
• Monitor and report the risk performance and outcomes in relation to the IT value drivers and benefits
• Embed the risk culture and awareness across the organization

References:

• According to the CGEIT Review Manual 2022, "Risk evaluation should be embedded in management processes. Risk evaluation should be performed as part of planning, executing, monitoring and reporting activities."1
• According to the ISACA article on Risk Management: A Driver for Value Creation2, “Risk management should be embedded into all business processes. It should be part of strategic planning, project management, change management, performance management, etc.”
• According to the NIST article on Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance3, “Embedding cybersecurity risk management into enterprise risk management (ERM) processes can help organizations better understand their cybersecurity risks, prioritize them based on their potential impact on business objectives, and allocate resources accordingly.”