In the process of informatization, information systems gradually penetrate into enterprises, and IT systems begin to change from traditional background support to direct driving force for new business development. Various organizations are increasingly dependent on information systems, and even some organizations do not exist without information systems. However, for many organizations, information and information technology mean the most important asset, which has become or may become a huge threat in itself. The ensuing risks, benefits and opportunities make IT management and control an important aspect of corporate management.
The role of IT management and control is to promote business, make IT tools consistent with business objectives, avoid IT risks, ensure the value of IT investment, make full use of existing resources, ensure the efficient and sustainable development of the company's operations, and at the same time form a quantifiable performance evaluation and control operation effect. Simply put, IT is to achieve business goals by managing and controlling IT.