IT governance ensures that an organization aligns its IT
strategy with:
A. Enterprise objectives.
B. IT objectives.
C. Audit objectives.
D. Finance objectives.
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Answer: A
IT governance ensures that the organization aligns its IT
strategy with the enterprise/business objectives. Choices B,
C and D are too limited.
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