Misalignment between IT and business stems from a lack of collaboration in setting goals. The CGEIT Review Manual 8th Edition emphasizes that business involvement in defining IT goals is the best way to ensure alignment, as it ensures IT supports business priorities.
Extract from CGEIT Review Manual 8th Edition (Domain 4: Strategic Management):"To achieve alignment between IT and business, the business must actively participate in defining IT goals to ensure that IT initiatives support enterprise objectives. This collaborative approach bridges the gap between IT operations and business needs." (Approximate reference: Domain 4, Section on Business-IT Alignment)
Requiring the business to help define IT goals (option A) fosters collaboration and ensures that IT priorities reflect business needs, addressing the misalignment.
Why not the other options?
B. IT and business to define risks: Risk definition is important but does not directly address goal alignment.
C. Business to fund IT services: Funding is a resource issue, not a solution to strategic misalignment.
D. IT to define business objectives: IT defining business objectives reverses the proper alignment, as business objectives should drive IT.
[References:, ISACA CGEIT Review Manual 8th Edition, Domain 4: Strategic Management, Section on Strategic Alignment., ISACA CGEIT Study Guide, Chapter on Business-IT Collaboration., , , ]
