Episode 15 — Build strategic planning into governance so IT direction stays on-mission (Task 4)
This episode covers how to integrate strategic planning into governance so IT direction stays aligned to enterprise priorities across budget cycles, leadership changes, and shifting risk conditions. You’ll learn how governance influences strategic planning through investment criteria, architectural direction, portfolio guardrails, and performance measures that keep initiatives tied to outcomes instead of local preferences. We’ll explore practical planning artifacts, such as roadmaps, capability maturity targets, and prioritized portfolios, and how governance forums use them to decide what starts, what stops, and what changes. You’ll also examine troubleshooting situations, like strategy drift caused by ungoverned projects, “priority inflation” where everything is critical, and planning that ignores operational capacity and technical debt. CGEIT questions often test whether you can select governance actions that keep planning disciplined, transparent, and measurable, rather than letting strategy become a slide deck that doesn’t control decisions. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
