Successful enterprises recognise the benefits of information technology, understand and manage the IT associated risks and...

...use it to drive their stakeholders' value. Our IT Governance and Advisory team can help you evaluate your IT Governance, analyse IT applications and infrastructure, strengthen security and assess the business risks and controls related to the use of IT. IT is often one of the most important vulnerable assets a business has, which is why it is critical to ensure that you maximize your technology investment and use IT effectively to help you drive your business strategy.

Our highly experienced IT team provides a range of services that include:

IT Assurance

Grant Thornton's information technology assurance services can help your company to manage the risks and controls related to the deployment and utilization of IT in achieving business, financial, operational, and regulatory objectives.

IT Security

Today businesses depend upon IT systems for nearly all aspects of their financial and operational functions. Our IT security services assess your current information security environment and implement best practice and techniques to increase company's information security level. Our methodology analyses security architecture, posture, trusted zones, network perimeter DMZ, and identifies exposure vulnerabilities and weaknesses.

IT Strategy

IT strategy services focus on helping you to develop the policies, procedures and team structure needed to effectively monitor and execute your technology strategy. This requires prioritizing implementation tasks that ensure alignment between business strategy and technology, identifying strategic projects, and setting overall success parameters.

IT due diligence

Technology integration is a key aspect for adding value. If you are considering new technology investments or integrating another IT environment as part of a merger or acquisition, we can help you evaluate how the transaction will affect IT alignment with business strategy, IT management processes and IT risks.

IT Assessment

Our IT assessment services provide a review and assessment of existing IT applications, staffing and infrastructure. These key areas are assessed in relation to overall business value and key dependencies.

Grant Thornton IT Governance and Advisory services are designed to:

• align IT strategy with business goals
• maximize return on investment in IT assets
• prioritize deployment of key IT projects
• minimize key IT risks
• improve operating effectiveness of IT controls and help ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Alignments with de-facto standards such as COBIT, ITIL, ISO 17799/2700x