QuestionQ1138

Governance

Who is BEST positioned to own an IT risk scenario when only one IT support person in the organization knows how to maintain a core business application?

  • A Business owner
  • B IT manager
  • C Application business analyst
  • D Risk manager
Explanation

The business owner is accountable for the business service and its loss if the application becomes unsupported. That owner has the authority to prioritize, fund, accept, transfer, or require mitigation of the key-person dependency. IT management can implement technical and staffing controls, and risk management can coordinate the process, but neither replaces business accountability for the resulting loss.

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