Alignment of the Portfolio of IT Projects with the IT Governance in Spanish Universities
Francisco Xavier Valverde-Alulema, Universidad Central del Ecuador
Faraón Llorens-Largo, Universidad de Alicante

TECHNO review (International technology, science and society review)
Vol. 10, nº 2, 2021, pp 111–131
https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revtechno.v10.2813

Abstract:
This research considers a rubric to assess the portfolio implemented in universities and its alignment with the IT governance principles established by ISO/IEC 38500. The rubric considers 16 elements. It estimates the relationship with 21 possible advantages of implementing the portfolio with some of the elements present. And it compares and establishes the level of coincidence with the real benefits perceived by the universities. This rubric has been applied to the public universities of the Spanish university system. It is concluded that a high percentage of the portfolios implemented have a clear strategic focus and are aligned with IT governance.

Rubric for Evaluating the Alignment of the IT Project Portfolio with IT Governance in Universities
Francisco Valverde-Alulema y Faraón Llorens-Largo
Universidad Central del Ecuador y Universidad de Alicante

ACM SIGMIS Database: the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems
Volume 52, Issue 3, August 2021, pp 56–76
https://doi.org/10.1145/3481629.3481634

Abstract:
Organizations are currently using the potential of IT to achieve their strategic objectives. IT governance ensures that decisions related to information technologies are aligned with business needs and strategies. One of the best practices to introduce a culture of IT governance is the implementation of the IT project portfolio. However, there is a lack of studies that support this claim. We developed a rubric to evaluate the portfolio of IT projects of a university to determine its strategic nature and its alignment with the principles of IT governance. After a phase of qualitative research, we designed a survey to collect quantitative data in a real scenario. We contrasted these data with the estimated scenario through the results obtained in the previous phase. The objective of this research is to validate and improve the starting proposal as a result of qualitative research. This survey has been answered by Spanish public universities that have implemented a portfolio of IT projects and whose IT managers are aware of the ISO/IEC 38500 standard and its principles. The results have allowed us to design a rubric that can be used by universities to evaluate the relationship between the elements and the advantages of the IT project portfolio and its alignment with IT governance.