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Training Topic: IT Governance
Training Framework/Standard: COBIT 2019
- Duration 2 Days
- Virtual or Classroom
COBIT ® is a framework for the enterprise governance and management of information and technology (I&T) that supports enterprise goal achievement.
This Foundation Course is intended for current COBIT 5 Foundation Certificate holders as well as those new to COBIT who are interested in achieving the latest foundation certificate.
This two-day course highlights the concepts, models and key definitions of the COBIT framework and helps prepare learners to take the COBIT 2019 Foundation Exam.
Module 1: Couse Introduction
- Introductions
- Course Description
- Learning Objectives
- Intended Audience
- Course Modules
- Exam Requirements
Module 2: Framework Introduction
- Enterprise Governance of I&T
- COBIT as an I&T Framework
- Intended Audience for the COBIT 2019 Framework
- COBIT Format and Product Architecture
- COBIT and Other Standards
- Training and Certification
- Group Discussion and Questions
- Module Summary and Sample Questions
Module 3: Principles
- Governance “System” Principles
- Governance “Framework” Principles
- Module Summary
Module 4: Governance Systems and Components
- Governance and management objectives
- Components of the governance system
- Focus areas
- Design factors
- Goals cascade
- Exercise
- Module Summary
Module 5: Governance and Management Objectives
- Overview of the COBIT Core Model
- Governance and Management Objectives Purpose statements
- Governance and Management Objectives Detailed Guidance
- Group Exercise
- Module Summary
Module 6: Performance Management
- Performance management definition, principles and overview
- Managing performance of processes
- Managing Performance of Other Governance System Components
- Module summary
Module 7: Designing a Tailored Governance System
- Introduction to designing a tailored governance system
- Impact of design factors
- Designing a tailored system
- Module summary
Module 8: Business Case
- Making a case for getting started
- Overview of the COBIT business case
- Example scenario
- Module summary
Module 9: Implementation
- Implementation guide purpose and scope
- Implementation phases
- Design guide and implementation guide relationships
- Module summary
Module 10: Closing
- Course Summary
- Q&A
- Examination Preparation
- Writing official COBIT 2019 Foundation Exam
- Recognize the target audience of COBIT 2019.
- Identify the context, benefits and key reasons COBIT is used as an information and technology governance framework.
- Understand the descriptions and purposes of the COBIT product architecture.
- Recall the alignment of COBIT with other applicable frameworks, standards and bodies of knowledge.
- Understand and describe the governance “system” and governance “framework” principles.
- Describe the components of a governance system.
- Understand the overall structure and contents of the Goals Cascade.
- Recall the 40 Governance and Management Objectives and their purpose statements.
- Understand the relationship between Governance and Management Objectives and Governance Components.
- Differentiate COBIT based performance management using maturity and capability perspectives.
- Discover how to design a tailored governance system using COBIT.
- Explain the key points of the COBIT business case.
- Understand and recall the phases of the COBIT implementation approach.
- Describe the relationships between the COBIT Design and Implementation Guides.
- Prepare for the COBIT 2019 Foundation exam.
- Current COBIT 5 Foundation Certificate holders who are interested in achieving the COBIT 2019 Foundation Certificate.
- Individuals with no previous COBIT training or certifications interested in learning the COBIT 2019 framework essentials.
- CIO’s
- IT Directors
- IT Managers
- IT Process Owners
- Project Managers
- Operation Managers
- Business Managers
- ICT Consultants
- IT Auditors
- Internal Auditors
- This COBIT Foundation exam is designed to test the candidate’s knowledge of the framework as opposed to memorization.
- Online proctored exam
- 75 multiple-choice questions
- Closed-book
- One correct answer for each question, using three choices (A, B or C)
- Two-hours duration
- Pass rate is 65% or 49 correct answers out of 75
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