Directors Information System: Governance at the Speed of Data

By Dr Nirmalendu Mohapatra

While specialized information systems exist for various enterprise functions, such as HRMS, CRM, Financial Accounting, and SCM, there is currently no dedicated system designed to support Board Directors in executing their governance responsibilities. DIS is a novel blueprint for such a system, filling a critical gap in corporate infrastructure.

The boardroom in the digital age runs on information. Yet most directors still operate with legacy tools designed for a paper era. This book reframes that gap. It brings Corporate Governance and Information Science together to show how technology reshapes business value of IT in board room across four dimensions: transactional, informational, strategic, and integrative.

Drawing on a decade of research, the book exposes two silent crises in modern boardrooms: widening information asymmetry between management and directors, and the Board's struggle to redefine its role in an increasingly digital enterprise. The book argues that digital transformation cannot be delegated to the IT department. It must be steered by the Board itself.

The cream of the book is the Directors Information System (DIS): a practical, modular framework of information system designed to give Boards the clarity, insight, and decision support they currently lack. The Book takes the concept to concrete applications. The DIS is proposed to be deployed in five modules: Board Decision, Compliance, Risk, Search and Business Insight. To establish the pragmatism and feasibility of the novel system, selected chapters unfold the roadmap of implementation. The chapters in pairs deal with business requirements of each module, followed by respective functional requirements.

Far beyond today's document-centric board portals, this book shows how Boards can finally harness the full potential of technology to govern with intelligence, foresight, and confidence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G444MG4K
• ISBN13: 9798275829136
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"