IT Governance Blog on IT governance, risk management, compliance and information security.

We have reduced our prices across 75% of the ITGP range and remain highly competitive on pricing throughout our other ranges including titles from the OGC, such as ITIL, PRINCE2 and MSP.

Our USA website, www.itgovernanceUSA.com, is the one-stop-shop service delivering highly relevant knowledge, tools and advice to help IT leaders adopt best practice.

The ITGP range consists of pocket guides, books and toolkits that have been written by subject matter experts and cover a broad range of topics, at market beating prices, including:
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Where your information security is concerned, prevention is better than cure

If you want to tackle the problem of information security, you cannot rely on the help of technology alone. Information security breaches tend to occur as a result of human, as well as technological, failings. However, the human factor usually receives far less attention.

Information Security Awareness Bundle This carefully selected collection of products, will enable you to start to deliver general information security education, and provides resources to help you to create and implement an IT induction and information security awareness programme. "This clearly written booklet is soundly based in practice, and I challenge anyone with resonsibilities in IT or HR in an organisation not to find value in it." - David Clayden on IT Induction and Information Security Awareness Pocket Guide.

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Pass your PRINCE2® exams the first at the first attempt – use these officially accredited materials

This package of books is ideal for those taking either the PRINCE2 2009 Foundation or Practitioner exams, or both. It will give you the relevant knowledge and confidence to pass the exams first time!

This kit includes only officially accredited materials for study toward these highly regarded project management qualifications. Plus you SAVE MONEY over buying the books individually!
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Find out more about our range of information security training courses which will help you and your organisation make the most of 2010. Book now and use any remaining funds from the 2009/2010 financial year before your budget is slashed in the next financial year!

• ISO27001 Foundation Course – 1 Day
• ISO27001 ISMS Implementation Masterclass – 3 Days
• Certificated ISO 27001 Internal Auditor Training Course – 2 Days
• ISO27OO1 Certificated Lead Auditor Training Course – 4.5 Days
• PCI DSS Introduction, Implementation & Compliance Masterclass – 1 Day

Our fast-growing training division offers a wide range of IT governance and information security training courses, both public and in-house, as well as a comprehensive range of training courses that lead to accredited certifications.

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Pre-order today and be the first to get an exclusive insight into the state-of-the-art IT governance model that was developed by the largest consulting firm in the world!

This pocket guide provides you with an insider’s detailed description of Accenture’s IT governance policy and details its governance structure. It will show how effective IT governance links IT strategy and IT decisions to Accenture’s business strategy and business priorities.
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The five core ITIL titles in the Official ITILv3 Service Lifecycle Publication Suite were commissioned and structured to be read as a five-title series, each building on the contents of the previous work.

As the five core titles reflect the lifecycle of services, their appeal encompasses the entire spectrum of people involved at any stage of the framework. So, without being the prime audience, everyone involved will benefit from access to the entire library.

The 5 core titles in the Complete Library include:
	Service Strategy; Service Design; Service Transition; Continual Service Improvement. If you are implementing ITIL within your organisation and want to purchase the complete set of the five core publications, the ITILv3 Lifecycle Publication Suite is available in the following formats:

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There are just a few seats remaining for next week’s BS25999 Business Continuity Management Implementation Master Class – In London (11-12 March 2010).
Book now and save £100! Call +44 (0) 845 070 1750.

Use any residual funds you have from the 2009/2010 financial year to get your business continuity management system on track and headed for success!

This two-day Masterclass provides comprehensive and practical coverage of the BS25999 approach to:

1. Developing and implementing a robust business continuity plan (BCP),
2. Maintaining, planning and continuously improving an existing BCP for maximum long-term effectiveness.

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It’s that time of year again when most public sector organisations and many private sector organisations begin to look at budgets for the next financial year. With the country struggling to come out of recession and with big public sector cut backs on the horizon, it is vital that every pound spent can be justified, accounted for and not wasted. Whist tight financial controls are inevitable, given the state of the economy, it is essential that funds are available for projects that will help organisations to survive and prosper though the upturn.

Over the next few weeks, as budgets for 2010/2011 are agreed and finalised, it is likely that your budgetary requirements from the previous 12 months will be taken in to consideration. If you have remaining funds from the 2009/2010 financial year and plan to roll over any residual funds into the next financial year, think again. It is highly unlikely that you’ll be rewarded for good financial control, but rather penalised for holding excess cash and, as a result, will see a reduction in next year’s budget.
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Our next Implementing ISO20000 (ISO20000 Consultant Certificate) Training Course will be held in London between 17-19 May 2010.

Seats are filling up fast! Be sure to reserve your place in plenty of time to avoid disappointment!

This outstanding London training course – delivered by IT Governance’s own expert trainers – prepares the IT practitioner or ISO20000 project manager to implement ISO/IEC 20000 in an organisation.

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Ever watched a presentation that’s left you with the feeling that it was an hour of your life you’ll never get back? Ever sat in a room full of people that are just two PowerPoint slides away from screaming “None of this matters!” before defenestrating themselves? Have you ever had to present to a room full of people like that? People who have so little interest in you, or your subject, that they’ve had to resort to stabbing their own leg with a biro just to stay awake?

I might be going out on a limb here, but I’m pretty sure that most people reading this will have been subjected to “Death by PowerPoint” at some time in their lives, and that most of us have previously resorted to any excuse short of actually faking our own death not to be subjected to it again. The simple fact is that it’s hard to keep your attention focussed on anything you’ve already decided you don’t care about. It doesn’t matter how often someone extols the virtues of something to you; if you can’t see how it matters to you, you’re unlikely to care.
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