Leveraging an IT governance framework is the best way to enable alignment of IT with business objectives, as it provides a set of principles, standards, processes, and practices that guide the effective delivery of IT services that support the organization's strategy and goals. Benchmarking against peer organizations, developing key performance indicators (KPIs), and completing an IT risk assessment are useful activities that can help measure and improve the performance and value of IT, but they are not sufficient to ensure alignment without a governance framework. References: CISA Review Manual (Digital Version), Chapter 1: Information Systems Auditing Process, Section 1.2: IT Governance