COBIT 2019 Foundation ( cobitf2019 | 21 hours )

There is no prerequisite to attending this foundation course, although it is recommended that candidates should have a good understanding of enterprise governance concepts and IT organizational management.

Learning Objectives

This COBIT 2019 Foundation course is designed as an introduction to COBIT 2019 and enables you to understand how an integrated business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT can be utilized to achieve IT business integration, cost reductions and increased productivity. The syllabus areas that this course is designed to cover are:

• New framework introduction
• Key concepts and terminology
• Governance and Framework Principles
• Governance system and components
• Governance and management objectives
• Performance management
• Designing a tailored governance system

1 - COBIT 5 OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION

• Course Administration
• Course Objectives
• Exam Overview
• Certification Scheme
• History of COBIT
• COBIT 2019 Improvements
• Major differences with 2019
• Misconceptions about COBIT
• COBIT and Other Standards

2 - KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY

• Introduction to Enterprise Governance of Information and Technology
• Benefits of Information and Technology Governance
• COBIT Information and Technology Governance Framework
• Distinction of Governance and Management
• Three Principles of a Governance Framework
• Six Principles for a Governance System

3 - GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

• Introduction to the Components of a Governance System
• Processes and Capability Levels
• Organizational Structures and Defined Roles
• Information Flows and Items
• People, Skills and Competencies
• Principles, Policies and Frameworks
• Culture, Ethics and Behavior
• Services, Infrastructure and Applications

4 - GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

• Governance and Management Objectives Publication
• Governance and Management Objectives
• Governance and Management Objectives Core Model
• Evaluate, Direct and Monitor
• Align, Plan and Organize
• Build, Acquire and Implement
• Deliver, Service and Support
• Monitor, Evaluate and Assess

5 - GOALS CASCADE

• Governance and Management Objective Relationships
• Governance and Management Objective Descriptions
• High-Level Information Example
• Introduction to the Goals Cascade
• Enterprise Goals
• Alignment Goals
• Mapping Tables – Appendix A

6 - PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

• Introduction to Performance Management
• COBIT Performance Management Principles
• COBIT Performance Management (CPM) Overview
• Process Capability Levels
• Rating Process Activities
• Focus Area Maturity Levels
• Performance Management of Organizational Structures
• Performance Management of Information Items
• Performance Management of Culture and Behavior

7 - DESIGNING A TAILORED GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

• The Need for Tailoring
• Design Factors
• Enterprise Strategy
• Enterprise Goals
• Risk Profile
• I&T Related Issues
• Threat Landscape
• Compliance Requirements
• Role of IT
• Sourcing Model for IT
• IT Implementation Methods
• Technology Adoption Strategy
• Enterprise Size
• Focus Areas
• Designing a Tailored Governance System
• Management Objective Priority and Target Capability Levels
• Component Variations
• Specific Focus Areas
• Stages and Steps in the Design Process

8 - IMPLEMENTING ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE OF IT

• The Business Case
• The COBIT Implementation Guide Purpose
• COBIT Implementation Approach
• Phase 1 – What are the Drivers
• Phase 2 – Where are we Now
• Phase 3 – Where do we Want to be
• Phase 4 – What Needs to be Done
• Phase 5 – How do we get There
• Phase 6 – Did we get There
• Phase 7 How do we Weep the Momentum Going?
• EGIT Implementation Program Challenges