COBIT 5 Foundation Training

COBIT® (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) is a breakthrough Information Technology (IT) Governance tool that helps in understanding and managing the risks associated with Information and related Technology. COBIT 5 provides a globally accepted framework for reviewing diverse technology platforms across the enterprise. It provides the best practices researched from a host of international standards on auditing and technology.

The COBIT 5 Foundation course is an interactive, classroom-based learning experience. Participants learn about the need for an IT control framework and how COBIT addresses this need by providing a globally accepted IT Governance and control framework. This course explains the elements and supporting materials of the COBIT framework in a logical and example-driven approach for everyone interested in obtaining foundation- level knowledge of COBIT. Though there are no formal prerequisites for this course, but it is recommended that the participants have some experience in the IT Governance domain. It provides a comprehensive framework that assists enterprises in achieving their objectives for the governance and management of enterprise IT. It helps enterprises create optimal value from   IT by maintaining a balance between realizing benefits, and optimizing risk levels and resource use.

COBIT 5 enables IT to be governed and managed in a holistic manner for the entire enterprise, taking in both the full end-to-end business and IT functional areas of responsibility, while considering the IT-related interests of internal and external stakeholders. COBIT 5 is generic and useful for enterprises of all sizes, including commercial, not-for-profit, or public sector.

On successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Use COBIT® framework as a tool, which organizations can leverage on for accelerated improvement in the overall IT control environment.
• To generate immediate benefits from the training program, the IT Department will use it as a platform to implement COBIT® in their respective organizations.
• To benchmark on certain key IT processes and relevant Control Objectives/Control Practices.
• IS auditing guidelines for certain key
• IT processes
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• Understand the principles of IT governance, how IT governance helps address IT management issues, and who should be responsible for IT Governance.
• Understand the need for a control framework driven by the need for IT Governance.
• Meet the requirement for an IT Governance framework.
• Use COBIT with other standards and best practices.
• Understand the COBIT framework and all the components of COBIT, which are control objectives, control practices, management guidelines, and audit guidelines.
• Understand the benefits of using COBIT. Use the products and support that ITGI provides.

Learning Level: Intermediate

Duration: 3day(s)

• Identify IT Management Issues

• IT Governance: Definition
• IT Governance: Responsibility
• IT Governance: Principles
• Need for the IT Governance and Control Framework
• Characteristics of the Control Framework

• COBIT – Value, Limitations, Components, and Benefits
• Linking COBIT and IT Governance
• Premise and Principle of COBIT
• The COBIT Cube

• Control Objectives of COBIT 5
• Components of Management Guidelines
• Components of Audit Guidelines
• Homework Assignments and Sample Exam

• Linking Business Goals, IT Goals, and IT Processes
• Management Guidelines

COBIT: Alignment with Other