Long Description - Internal Audit of Cost Management of Information Technology - Final Report

Annex B - Accountability structure for Information Technology

At the beginning of the accountability chain, the IT Leader and IM Leader inform the Chief Information Officer (CIO), who is accountable to the Vice-President (V-P) of Corporate Management Branch (CMB). V-P., CMB is accountable to the President.

The CIO is the steward of the Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) budget.

The V-P, CMB participates in the Information Management/Information Technology Committee (IM/ITC) and in the Executive Management Committee (EMC).

The CIO Operations Committee advises the CIO on operational issues.

The IM/ITC, made up of branch and regional representatives, provides advice to the CIO and makes recommendations on strategic issues to EMC.

EMC provides advice to the President who, in turn, exercises her authority up to the PSC limit.

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