Expanding the Limits of IT Governance to the Factory Floor

Abstract

The search for transparence in executing activities is presently one of the principal concerns of organizations. The adoption of good practices of go vernance confers market confidence on company management. although usually, there is a fragmented vision of production inside the companies, which often leads to a lack of availability and lack of integrity of information. This can negatively affect the IT objectives in terms of the level of information service provided. The objective of this article is to shape a model that makes it possible to translate company strategy into terms of business requirements for the MES layer, and thus allow the utilizatio n of COBIT as a governance mechanism. The first step is to understand the company through its strategies and processes. The second consists in classifying the information requirements in relation to performance goals and the support needs of the operation. A third step validates the classification of the requirements taking into consideration the strategy adopted, the desired behaviors defined by corporate governance and the viability of meeting the criteria proposed by COBIT for each of the business requirements.