Define key areas of IT leadership such as governance, compliance, and strategic planning and explain how they are interconnected; Risk management: explain the risk management process, defined the terms (assessment, mitigation, registers, disaster recovery, and so on) and how technology can be leveraged to help with risk management. Discuss the hierarchy of the IT department and the role of various IT leaders (from project managers to CIOs) in decision-making at an operational and strategic level Identify at least 5 key technology-related laws, regulations, and policies (in the U.S.) and provide a brief summary why leadership needs to take them into consideration. Ethics in IT: define at least 3 ethical theories and explain why ethics are important and what is the leader's role in ensuring an ethical technology department