Should IT pros and organizations be held to a higher standard regarding professional and business ethics or is enforcement the issue?

2016-10-08T17:34:21-04:00

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Is Business and Professional Ethics the Same Thing?

Many people get confused with the term ethics and the difference if there is one between business ethics and professional ethics. The point of this article is to identify and discuss these terms to bring about a better understanding of them. Some...

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 8 at 2016 5:34 PM

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Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 8 at 2016 5:38 PM

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What's the other choice? If you want to hold them to a higher standard, you're going to need enforcement. Sadly, most don't yet know what those standards are or should be. IT governance is the least understood aspect of business and government management. I worked in the industry for more than thirty years and never found anyone doing it properly. There's an excellent book available from Harvard Press, "IT Governance". I gave copies away to corporate executives to help explain what they should be doing. Most threw their hands in the air and gave up trying to understand. Sadly, I never met not even one who did it well and they refused to listen to those who could tell them. They're still fighting over who should govern IT. Many place their CIO's (Chief Information Officers) subordinate to CFO's (Chief Financial Officers) as if that's a good idea. Go figure.