IT Governance for Notes

As a development platform, Lotus Notes is often the victim of its own popularity. Users of varying technical skill levels find Notes an accommodating environment for application development. The risk of this mass appeal becomes clear as organizations--and their IT infrastructure--change form, and the applications thrown together to support the enterprise prove difficult to align with new business realities.

The solution is IT governance. Despite its institutional veneer, the term "governance" is a concept we all embrace at some level, knowingly or not. Governance is the system of checks and balances that protects critical applications, promotes healthy development habits, and ensures the overall security, compliance, and efficiency of the IT infrastructure. Who's not in favor of that?

Here at Teamstudio, we've refined the concept somewhat. While the merits of governance are uncontestable, it need not be an all-or-nothing proposition. Teamstudio espouses "just enough governance"--an adaptive, gradual approach to better Notes development and application lifecycle management.

Managing risk and compliance is a growing concern among most IT organizations. How can you implement the required security and control in your Notes environment without stifling developer initiative and creativity?

This book provides a set of policies, procedures and implementation guides to teach you how. To learn more, click here.