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CIO Agenda: Shared Governance and Delivery Accountability

How CIOs and business leaders define common objectives, share delivery accountability and establish governance for digital programs.

Amy Zhou·MTC Consulting·Published 2026-02-26
CIOIT GovernanceDigital Delivery

Digital project failure rates remain high, and the core issue is usually the delivery model rather than the technology. The traditional "IT-led, business-passive" model no longer works in today's rapidly changing environment.

A Shared Governance Model for Digital Delivery

Co-Leadership — Business and IT leaders jointly sponsor projects with delegated decision rights.

Co-Delivery — Blended teams with agile 2-4 week delivery cycles.

Co-Governance — Unified value measurement beyond "on-time go-live" — measuring actual business value.

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