Learn in the textbookMajor International and Domestic Standards
DefinitionJIS Q 38500 is the Japanese national standard that sets out the principles and guidelines of IT governance, in which an organization's top management takes responsibility for directing its use of IT.
ExplanationIt is the Japanese version of the international standard ISO/IEC 38500, and JIS Q 38500:2015 presents a model in which top management, as the governing body, evaluates, directs, and monitors IT. It is a framework for checking whether IT investment and use align with business objectives.
AnalogyOn a ship, the officers handle day-to-day steering while the captain sets the destination and checks progress; this standard defines the captain's part.
Memory hookFor the 2015 model, take the initials of Evaluate, Direct, and Monitor and remember them as EDM.