About
An open framework for governing IT by the value it creates.
Value Governance began with a question every board asks and few can answer: what is our IT actually worth? The answer became an open framework, a library of books, a platform and a community of practitioners who govern by value.
Why it exists
From "are we doing IT right?" to "what value does IT deliver?"
Established frameworks describe good process. They do not put a number on what an asset contributes, so budgets, priorities and risk decisions still rest on opinion and colour codes.
VGF adds the missing measure. It links every asset to the goals it serves, assesses how well it is run, and scores both on one scale. It sits beside the frameworks you already use rather than replacing them.
The framework is open: free to read, free to adopt, and shaped by the people who use it.
What we believe
Five design principles.
They come from the Management Guideline and decide every choice in the framework, the books and the platform.
Value-centricity
Every governance decision starts from the value an asset creates, not from the process around it.
Quantifiable measurement
Value is a number on one scale, Vi = Ci × Mi, so it can be compared, audited and trended.
Asset universality
Everything is an asset: data, applications, people, suppliers, controls and projects are governed the same way.
Lifecycle orientation
Every asset is governed from plan to retire, and maturity is assessed at each step.
Perspective integration
Risk, security, compliance, architecture and the other competencies look at the same assets, not their own copies.
What we do
One idea, four ways in.
Framework
An open standard: five pillars, fourteen asset types, fourteen competencies and one formula.
Library
The core books and the technology lens series. The Executive Overview is free by email.
Platform
The framework in software: one inventory, one value engine and four modules.
Services
Assessment, adoption, implementation, training and certification for teams that want to move faster.
How the framework grows
A stable core, lenses that evolve.
The core of fourteen asset types, fourteen competencies and the formula stays fixed. Technology lenses are added as technology changes, and practitioners review every release.
The books are the reference
Every definition and number on the site and in the platform comes from the library, and changes there first.
Open to read and adopt
The Executive Overview is free by email; the core books are free with a member account.
Built with practitioners
Governance, risk, security, architecture and service professionals discuss and review it in the community.
Talk to us, or join the conversation.
For questions about the framework, the platform or partnerships, write to info@valuegovernance.com.