What would senior management's role be in relation to the question "Whom do we blame if an IT initiative fails?"
A) Decide which IT capabilities should be provided centrally and which should be developed by individual businesses
B) Decide which features are needed on the basis of their costs and benefits
C) Lead the decision making on the trade-offs between security and privacy on one hand and convenience on the other
D) Assign a business executive to be accountable for every IT project, and monitor business metrics

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Senior management should assign accountability for IT projects, and monitor business metrics to ensure that the project is on track, and the objectives are being met. Blaming an individual or a team is counterproductive, and it is the senior management's role to ensure that the team is supported and given the resources required to complete the project successfully.

What Would Senior Management's Role Be in Relation to the Question