' Ensure ICT performs well whenever required (evolutionary)

' Ensure ICT conforms to formal rules (you must know what applies to your organization)

' Ensure ICT use respects human factors.

Toomey says the board's role in strategic policy is consultation and approval. This role also includes awareness at the operating policy level. Directors also need to be aware that they are employees of the company and must adhere to usage policy. He notes that most organizations are bereft of strategic policies about ICT and that it is the board's role to develop these.

There are four fundamentals for continuously measuring corporate key performance indicators for ICT governance. They are: