COBIT // COBIT200

COBIT 4.1 Foundation & Implementation. IT Governance Training

An IT governance framework and supporting toolset.

Course Description

COBIT is an IT governance framework and supporting toolset that allows managers to bridge the gap between control requirements, technical issues and business risks. COBIT enables clear policy development and good practice for IT control throughout organizations. COBIT emphasizes regulatory compliance, helps organizations to increase the value attained from IT, enables alignment and simplifies implementation of the COBIT framework. Using practical examples and interactive exercises, this 2 day ISACA COBIT Foundation course teaches participants about the benefits of a sound IT governance framework and explains how to realize effective IT governance using the COBIT best practices framework. The course also addresses other components of COBIT, such as Audit Guidelines, Management Guidelines, and Control Objectives.

Audience

This course is valuable for: IT Managers Business Managers and Leaders IT Auditors IT Governance Practitioners, IT Professionals IT Architects IT Process and Service Management Professionals Anyone interested in learning more about COBIT will find value in the COBIT Foundation

Prerequisites

​None, but we recommend that participants have a basic understanding of the IT Governance domain.

What You Will Learn

At the end of this 2 day course, the student will gain competencies in:
  • Understand how IT management issues affect organizations
  • Understand the principles of IT governance and 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
  • Learn how COBIT meets the need for an IT governance framework
  • Understand how COBIT is used with other standards and best practices
  • The COBIT framework and its components (Control Objectives, Control Practices, Management
  • Guidelines, Audit Guidelines)
  • Comprehend the benefits of using COBIT
  • How to apply COBIT in your organization

COBIT200 prepares participants for the ISACA COBIT Foundation 4.1 exam.

Course Outline

1. Responding to IT Challenges

  • Identify IT Management Issues

2. IT Governance and Control Framework

  • IT Governance:  Definition
  • IT Governance:  Responsibility
  • IT Governance:  Principles
  • How IT Governance resolves management issues
  • The need for the IT Governance and Control Framework
  • Characteristics of the Control Framework

3. COBIT: A Control Framework

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

4. Overview of the COBIT Framework

  • Control Objectives of COBIT
  • Components of Management Guidelines
  • Metrics, Critical Success Factors, and Maturity Models
  • Review Quiz and Homework Assignment

5. COBIT:  Framework and Components

  • Linking Business Goals, IT Goals and IT Processes
  • Scoping the Use of COBIT and Val IT
  • Analyzing process maturity and identifying gaps
  • Management Guidelines
  • Audit approach in Audit Guidelines

6. COBIT and Other Standards

  • COBIT: Alignment with other standards and frameworks
  • How TOGAF relates to COBIT (COBIT/TOGAF mapping published in 2007)

7. Prepare for COBIT Foundations 4.1 Exam

  • COBIT Foundation test preparation
  • Review test prep results, questions and key terms