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ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) - answer --Through its comprehensive guidance and services, ISACA defines the roles of information systems governance, security, audit and assurance professionals worldwide. -Responsible for the COBIT framework and the CISA, CISM, CGEIT and CRISC certifications. COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology) - answer --A framework for the governance and management of information and technology, aimed at the whole enterprise. -From its foundation in the IT audit community, COBIT has developed into a broader and more comprehensive I&T governance and management framework and continues to establish itself as a generally accepted framework for I&T governance. -Creating an enterprise governance of information and technology that is custom tailored to the business' objectives, focus areas, and metrics What COBIT 2019 is - answer --A framework for the governance and management of enterprise information and technology -COBIT defines the components to build and sustain a governance system
-COBIT defines the design factors that should be considered by the enterprise to build a best fit governance system -COBIT is flexible and allows guidance on new topics to be added
- COBIT defines all the components that describe which decisions should be taken, and how and by whom they should be taken What COBIT 2019 is not - answer --A full description of the whole IT environment of an enterprise -A framework to organize business processes -An (IT) technical framework to manage all technology -COBIT does not make or prescribe any IT-related decisions -It will not decide what the best IT strategy is, what the best architecture is, or how much IT can or should cost. COBIT Internal Stakeholders - answer -1) Boards- Provides insights on how to get value from the use of I&T and explains relevant board responsibilities 2)Executive Management- Provides guidance on how to organize and monitor performance of I&T across the enterprise.
-This enables both business and IT people to execute their responsibilities in support of business/IT alignment and the creation of business value from I&T- enabled business investments. Three Outcomes- Benefits realization,Risk optimization, and Resource optimization Benefits Realization - answer --Consists of creating value for the enterprise through I&T, maintaining and increasing value derived from existing I&T investments, and eliminating IT initiatives and assets that are not creating sufficient value. -The basic principle of I&T value are delivery of fit-for-purpose services and solutions, on time and within budget, that generate the intended financial and nonfinancial benefits. -IT value should also be measured in a way that shows the impact and contributions of IT-enabled investments in the value creation process of the enterprise. Risk Optimization - answer --This entails addressing the business risk associated with the use, ownership, operation, involvement, influence and adoption of I&T within an enterprise. -While value delivery focuses on the creation of value, risk management focuses on the preservation of value. -The management of I&T-related risk should be integrated within the enterprise risk management approach to ensure a focus on IT by the enterprise. It should also be measured in a way that shows the impact and contributions of optimizing I&T-related business risk on preserving value.
Resource Optimization - answer --This ensures that the appropriate capabilities are in place to execute the strategic plan and sufficient, appropriate and effective resources are provided. -Resource optimization ensures that an integrated, economical IT infrastructure is provided, new technology is introduced as required by the business, and obsolete systems are updated or replaced. -Because it recognizes the importance of people, in addition to hardware and software, it focuses on providing training, promoting retention and ensuring competence of key IT personnel. -An important resource is data and information, and exploiting data and information to gain optimal value is another key element of resource optimization. COBIT 2019 Core Publications - answer -1)COBIT 2019 Framework โ Introduction and Methodology: 2)COBIT 2019 Framework โ Governance and Management Objectives: 3)COBIT 2019 Design Guide: 4)COBIT 2019 Implementation Guide: COBIT 2019 Framework โ Introduction and Methodology: - answer --The heart of the COBIT framework incorporates an expanded definition of governance
Steps to designing a tailored governance system - answer -1) Understand the enterprise context and strategy
- Determine the scope of the governance system
- Refine the scope of the governance system 4)Conclude the governance system design COBIT 2019 Implementation Guide: - answer --This guide is an updated version of the old COBIT 5 Implementation Guide, taking a similar approach to implementation. -However, the new terminology and concepts of COBIT 2019, including the design factors, are built into this guidance. When combined with the COBIT 2019 Design Guide, COBIT implementation has never been more practical and custom-tailored to specific governance needs. Implementation guidance structure - answer -7 steps with three perspectives for each step 1)Continual improvement 2)Program management 3)Change enablement COBIT 2019 Key Concepts (6) - answer -1) Principles (Governance system/framework)
- Governance and Management Objectives
- Components of a Governance a System
- Focus Areas
- Design factors
- Goals Cascade Governance System Principles (6) - answer -1)Provide Stakeholder Value -Each enterprise needs a governance system to satisfy stakeholder needs and to generate value from the use of I&T. Value reflects a balance among benefits, risk and resources, and enterprises need an actionable strategy and governance system to realize this value. 2)Holistic Approach -A governance system for enterprise I&T is built from a number of components that can be of different types and that work together in a holistic way. 3)Dynamic Governance System -A governance system should be dynamic. This means that each time one or more of the design factors are changed (e.g., a change in strategy or technology), the impact of these changes on the EGIT system must be considered. A dynamic view of EGIT will lead toward a viable and future-proof EGIT system. 4)Governance Distinct from Management
3)Should Align to Major Standards -A governance framework should align to relevant major related standards, frameworks and regulations. Government and Management Objectives - answer --A governance or management objective always relates to one process and a series of related components of other types to help achieve the objective -A governance objective relates to a governance process, while a management objective relates to a management process. -COBIT 2019 controls categorized by 40 high level processes into the following five domains with verbs that express the key purpose and areas of activity of the objective contained in them: -Boards and executive management are typically accountable for governance processes, while management processes are the domain of senior and middle management. -Governance ensures that: Stakeholder needs, conditions and options are evaluated to determine balanced, agreed-on enterprise objectives. Direction is set through prioritization and decision making. Performance and compliance are monitored against agreed-on direction and objectives -Management plans, builds, runs and monitors activities, in alignment with the direction set by the governance body, to achieve enterprise objectives The five domains of governance and management objectives - answer - 1)Evaluate, Deliver and Monitor (EDM)
-The governing body evaluates strategic options, directs senior management on the chosen strategic options and monitors the achievement of the strategy 2)Align, Plan and Organize (APO) -Addresses the overall organization, strategy and supporting activities for I&T. 3)Build, Acquire and Implement (BAI) -Treats the definition, acquisition and implementation of I&T solutions and their integration in business processes. 4)Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) -Addresses the operational delivery and support of I&T services, including security. 5)Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) -Addresses performance monitoring and conformance of I&T with internal performance targets, internal control objectives and external requirements. Components of a Governance System - answer --To satisfy governance and management objectives, each enterprise needs to establish, tailor and sustain a governance system built from a number of components. -Components are factors that, individually and collectively, contribute to the good operations of the enterprise's governance system over I&T. -Components interact with each other, resulting in a holistic governance system for I&T.
4)Information -Is pervasive throughout any organization and includes all information produced and used by the enterprise. COBIT focuses on information required for the effective functioning of the governance system of the enterprise. 5)Culture, ethics and behavior -Individuals and of the enterprise are often underestimated as factors in the success of governance and management activities. 6)People, skills and competencies -Are required for good decisions, execution of corrective action and successful completion of all activities. 7)Services, infrastructure and applications -Include the infrastructure, technology and applications that provide the enterprise with the governance system for I&T processing. Goal Cascade - answer --Enterprise goals have been consolidated, reduced, updated and clarified. -Alignment goals emphasize the alignment of all IT efforts with business objectives
-Stakeholder drivers and needs -->Enterprise Goals-->Alignment Goals--
Governance and Management Objectives Focus Areas - answer --Describes a certain governance topic, domain or issue that can be addressed by a collection of governance and management objectives and their components -Focus areas may contain a combination of generic governance components and variants. -Examples of focus areas include: small and medium enterprises (SME), cybersecurity, risks, digital transformation, cloud computing, privacy, and DevOps. -The number of focus areas is virtually unlimited. -That is what makes COBIT open-ended. -New focus areas can be added as required or as subject matter experts and practitioners contribute to the open-ended COBIT model Design Factors - answer --Highlights new factors that can influence the design of an enterprise's governance system and position organizations for success in the use of information and technology. -More information and detailed guidance on how to use the design factors for designing a governance system can be found in the COBIT Design Guide publication
- "IT Related Goals" are now called "Alignment Goals." --"Process Guidance" is changed to "Governance/Management Objectives" to reinforce the integration of the various components Improvements from COBIT 5 to COBIT 2019 - answer --Better instructions and a broader toolkit to assist enterprises when creating a top-notch governance system -An improved tool for measuring CMMI alignment and IT performance -Clearly relates components to both governance and management - Rather than have two distinct sections that a user needs to integrate on their own -Management must not only design and execute plans but review effectiveness to determine benefits -Provides a clear list of what needs to be done to effectively govern an IT program and how that needs to be communicated using the terms "input" and "output Design Factors impact what other concepts (3) - answer -1)Management Objective Priority and Target Capability Levels 2)Component Variations 3)Specific Focus Areas
Management Objective Priority and Target Capability Levels impact by design factors... - answer --Design factor influence can make some governance and management objectives more important than others, sometimes to the extent that they become negligible -In practice, this higher importance translates into setting higher target capability levels Component Variations impact - answer -Components are required to achieve governance and management objectives. Some design factors can influence the importance of one or more components or can require specific variations Specific Focus Areas impact - answer -Some design factors, such as threat landscape, specific risk, target development methods and infrastructure set-up, will drive the need for variation of the core COBIT model content to a specific context COBIT Performance Management (CPM) - answer --Refers to how well the governance and management system and all the components of an enterprise work, and how they can be improved up to the required level. -It includes concepts and methods such as capability levels and maturity levels Capability levels - answer --Each process activity is associated with a capability level -Helps users implement processes at a foundational level -Identifies future activities to achieve a higher capability level
