Duration
3 days
Course Description
This three days, instructor-led IT Governance Foundation Course provides an overview the main concepts of IT Governance according to COBIT® 5, ISACA ’s latest governance framework, and how they can be applied. COBIT® 5 provides a comprehensive framework that assists enterprises create optimal value from IT by maintaining a balance between realising benefits and optimising risk levels and resource use. COBIT® 5 enables IT to be governed and managed in a holistic manner for the entire enterprise, taking in the full end-to-end business and IT functional areas of responsibility, considering the IT-related interests of internal and external stakeholders.
This course and the COBIT® 5 Foundation certificate are mandatory for additional COBIT® 5 training, including the COBIT® 5 Implementation Course and Assessor Program Training.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites although some experience in IT or related fields is recommended.
Day 1
9:00am - 10:30am
Module 1: The key features of COBIT® 5
- The Reasons for the Development of COBIT® 5
- The History of COBIT®
10:30am - 10:45am Morning Break
10:45am - 12:30pm
- The Drivers for developing a Framework
- The Benefits of using COBIT® 5
- The COBIT® 5 Format & product Architecture
- COBIT® 5 and Other Frameworks
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Module 2: The COBIT® 5 principles
- Topic 1: Enabler Focus
3:30pm - 3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
- Topic 2: Control Objectives to Management Practices
- Topic 3: From COBIT® 4.1 Management Guidelines to COBIT® 5: Enabling Processes Guidelines
Day 2
9:00am - 10:30am
Module 3: The COBIT® 5 enablers
- Enabler 1 – Principles, Policies and frameworks
- Enabler 2 – Processes
- Enabler 3 – Organisational Structures
10:30am - 10:45am Morning Break
10:45am - 12:30pm
- Enabler 4 – Culture, Ethics, and Behaviour
- Enabler 5 – Information
- Enabler 6 – Services, Infrastructure and Applications
- Enabler 7 – People, Skills and Competencies
- Walk Through on using Goals cascade to scope Processes
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Module 4: Introduction to COBIT® 5 implementation
- The Life cycle Approach
- Inter related components of the life cycle
- Understanding the enterprise internal and external factors
- Key success factors for implementation
3:30pm - 3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
- The seven phases of the Life Cycle model explained
- The seven Change Enablement characteristics used in the life cycle.
- Change Enablement relationships to the Continual Improvement Life Cycle
- Making the Business case
- The differences between COBIT® 4.1 and COBIT® 5
Day 3
9:00am - 10:30am
Module 5 – Process capability assessment model
- What is a process assessment
- What is the COBIT® Assessment Programme
10:30am - 10:45am Morning Break
10:45am - 12:30pm
- The differences between a capability and maturity assessment
- Differences to the COBIT® 4.1 CMM
- Overview of the COBIT® Capability Model & Assessments
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pm
- The Process Reference Model (PRM)
- The Process Assessment Model (PAM)
- The Measurement Framework
- Introduction to the Assessor Training Steps
3:30pm - 3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Module 6 – Exam
- Topic 1: preparation for the exam
- Topic 2: taking the exam
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of the course attendees will understand:
- The major drivers for the development of a Framework
- The business benefits of using COBIT® 5
- The COBIT® 5 Product Architecture.
- The IT management issues and challenges that affect enterprises.
- The 5 Key Principles of COBIT® 5 for the governance and management of Enterprise IT
- How COBIT® 5 enables IT to be governed and managed in a holistic manner for the entire enterprise.
- The key concepts in a Process Capability Assessment and the key attributes of the COBIT® 5 PAM (Process Assessment Model)
- How the COBIT® 5 processes and the Process Reference Model (PRM) help guide the creation of the 5 Principles and the 7 Governance and Management Enablers.
The COBIT® 5 Foundation certificate is to to confirm that a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the COBIT® 5 guidance to:
- Be able to understand the enterprise Governance and Management of Enterprise IT
- Create awareness with their business executives and senior IT Management
- Assess the current state of their Enterprise IT with the objective of scoping what aspects of COBIT® 5 would be appropriate to implement.
Target Audience
Business Management, IT /IS Auditors, Internal Auditors, Information Security and IT Practitioners; Consultants, IT/IS Management looking to gain an insight into the Enterprise Governance of IT and looking to be certified as a COBIT® Implementer or Assessor.
Certification
This course prepares candidates for the exam leading to the COBIT® 5 Foundation Certificate. The optional exam is a closed book, multiple choice exam, existing of 50 questions. The pass mark is 50% or at least 25 correct answers. The duration for the exam is 40 minutes.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.