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This paper aims to further explore this assumed positive relationship between IT governance practices and business\/IT alignment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>This paper explores the relationship between the use of IT governance practices and business\/IT alignment, by creating a business\/IT alignment maturity benchmark and qualitatively comparing the use of IT governance practices in the extreme cases.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The main conclusion of the research is that all extreme case organisations are leveraging a broad set of IT governance practices, and that IT governance practices need to obtain at least a maturity level 2 (on a scale of 5) to positively influence business\/IT alignment. Also, a list of 11 key enabling IT governance practices is identified.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>This research adheres to the process theory, implying a limited definition of prediction. 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