<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/insights/posts/who_should_control_your_it_systems.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>Who Should Control Your IT Systems? It Depends </title><description>This research shows that IT governance naturally shifts between centralization and decentralization over time, suggesting that leaders should intentionally design hybrid models that balance efficiency, control, and resilience.</description><pubDate>05/05/2026</pubDate><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/insights/posts/images/controlsystems_913x485_72dpi.jpg" alt="A central blue circle with connected smaller nodes, surrounded by four clusters in green, yellow, and blue, symbolizing a network or data flow."/></image><author>Mary Lacity</author><tags><tag>isys</tag><tag>research</tag><tag>topfeatured</tag></tags></item>