CISSE Intermediate Level
Information Systems Strategy, Governance and Ethics glossary
Every term this guide defines, A to Z, each with the chapter that teaches it. Open it when a word in a question is unfamiliar, and test yourself on it in the last week: cover the definition and say it in one sentence.
4 terms from the free first chapter
E
- Ethics
The moral principles guiding right conduct, applied here specifically to how information systems are strategised, governed and used.
G
- Governance
The structures, policies and processes by which an organisation is directed and controlled, distinct from day-to-day management (see The role of management, below).
S
- Strategy
A high-level plan for achieving a long-term goal under conditions of uncertainty, choosing what to do, and just as importantly, what not to do.
- System
An organised set of interdependent components working together toward a common purpose, an information system among them.
The full glossary adds every term from the other 10 chapters, A to Z, each with the chapter that teaches it.