COBIT®5FoundationCourseDescription
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1. IntroductiontotheCourseTheCOBIT5‘BusinessFrameworkfortheGovernanceandManagementofEnterpriseIT’introducesthecandidatetothefivebasicprincipleswhicharecoveredindetailandincludesextensiveguidanceonenablersforgovernanceandmanagementofenterpriseIT.Alsoincludedisasupplementaryguideoutliningthefoundationconceptsofaprocessassessmentmodel(PAM)basedontheISO15504approachwhichreplacesthepreviousCMM(CapabilityMaturityModel).ThisisanexpansionofChapter8oftheguideandreflectskeypiecesoffoundationknowledgethathasbeentakenfromtheCOBITProcessAssessmentModel(PAM)usingCOBIT5.Thelearnertakingthiscoursewillbeprovidedwith:
• Coursesyllabus• Presentationmaterial• Onesampleexam• Accesstotakethecertificationexam
2. CoursePreparationNopreparationorpre-requisitesarenecessarytoundertakethistraining.
3. AdministrativeandLogisticalActivitiesIfyouarescheduledtotaketheAPMGcertificationexam,youwillreceiveaconfirmatione-mailfromyourprovideraskingyoutoconfirmregistrationdata.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorproblemsregardingtheexamregistration,pleasetalktoyourtrainer.
4. TargetGroupBusinessManagement,ChiefExecutives,IT/ISAuditors,InternalAuditors,InformationSecurityandITPractitioners;Consultants,IT/ISManagementlookingtogainaninsightintotheEnterpriseGovernanceofITandlookingtobecertifiedasaCOBITImplementerorAssessor.Thereisnopre-requisiteforthiscourse.
5. CourseObjectivesThepurposeoftheFoundationCertificateistoconfirmthatacandidatehassufficientknowledgeandunderstandingoftheCOBIT5guidanceincludingEnterpriseGovernanceandManagementofEnterpriseIT;createawarenesswiththeirbusinessexecutivesandseniorITManagement;assessthecurrentstateoftheirEnterpriseITwiththeobjectiveofscopingwhataspectsofCOBIT5wouldbeappropriatetoimplement.
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TheFoundationLevelTrainingandCertificateisalsoapre-requisiteforthefollowingtrainingandcertificatecourses:
• COBIT5ImplementationTraining&Certificate• COBIT5AssessorTraining&Certificate
Attheconclusionofthiscourse,attendeeswillunderstand:
• HowITmanagementissuesareaffectingorganizations• TheneedforaneffectiveframeworktogovernandmanageenterpriseIT• HowCOBITmeetstherequirementforanITgovernanceframework• HowCOBITisusedwithotherstandardsandbestpractices• ThefunctionsthatCOBITprovidesandthebenefitsofusingCOBIT• TheCOBITFrameworkandallthecomponentsofCOBIT• HowtoapplyCOBITinapracticalsituation
6. ExamIftheexamisnottakenwithavoucher,anexamisadministeredattheendofthelastdayofinstruction.Theexamconsistsof50multiplechoicequestionsandthecandidatehas40minutestocompleteitwithoutanyaccesstocoursematerialornotes.Aminimumscoreof50%or25correctanswersoutof50isrequired.
7. DeliveryMethodAnelementofcustomizationispossiblewithinthestandardprice.Furthertailoringtomeetspecificrequirementsisavailableatadditionalcost.
7.1 Educationalalternatives
Thiscoursewasdesignedsothatitmakesuseofthefollowingeducationalalternatives:
• Deduction:Usinganecdotesandexamples,thetrainingpresentsusecasesbeforetheconceptshaveevenbeencovered.Thestudentsdeductthelearningfromtheirownanalysis.Thetopicanditsconceptsarepresentedafterwardstodemonstratehowtheoryappliestowhatwasdeducted.
• Questioning:Askingquestionsforcesparticipantstostopandthinkaboutdifferentvariables.Italsoenablestheparticipantstoputthenewlyacquiredknowledgetothetest.Quizzeshavebeenincorporatedaspartofthetrainingtomakesurethattheconceptsarewellunderstoodbytheparticipants
• Demonstrating:SomeusecaseshavebeenincorporatedtothetrainingAFTERtheconcepts.Theseservetoexplainacauseandeffectrelationshipusingthenewlyacquiredknowledge.
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8. SessionPlansThefollowingprovidesindividualsessionobjectivesforthedifferentmodulescoveredinthetraining.
8.1 KeyFeaturesofCOBIT5
• StructureoftheCOBIT5framework• BusinessneedsandbenefitsprovidedbyCOBIT5
8.2 AnalyzingtheFivePrinciples8.2.1 Meetingstakeholderneeds• Benefitsrealization• Riskandresourceoptimization• SupportingthecreationofbusinessvaluethroughIT• Transformingstakeholderneedsintoanenterprise’sactionablestrategy• Clarifyingthepurposeofthegoalscascade• Translatinghigh-levelenterprisegoalsintospecificIT-relatedgoals
8.2.2 Coveringtheenterpriseend-to-end• AframeworkforbusinessandITleaders• Interrelatingkeyrolesandactivities
8.2.3 Applyingasingleintegratedframework• ImplementingCOBIT5asanintegrator• Aligningthepracticesintoasinglemodel
8.2.4 Enablingaholisticapproach• Evaluatingthekeycomponentsoftheenablerdimension• Reviewingmeasurementindicatorsforachievinggoals
8.2.5 Separatinggovernancefrommanagement
• Balancingenterprisedirectionandobjectives• Governancevs.managementofIT
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8.3 InvestigatingtheSevenEnablers8.3.1Principles,policiesandframeworks• Meetinggoodpracticerequirementsforthescope,compliance,exceptionsandmonitoring• Differentiatingpoliciesandprinciples
8.3.2 Processes• Reviewingthekeycharacteristicsoftheprocessgoalcategories• TheProcessReferenceModel
8.3.3 Organizationalstructures• Implementingpracticesforoperations,responsibilitydelegationanddecision-making• Thekeyresponsibilitiesofkeyorganizationalroles
8.3.4 Culture,ethicsandbehaviour• Creating,encouragingandmaintainingdesiredbehaviours• Relatingorganizationalandindividualethicswithgoals
8.3.5 Information
• Reviewingtheinformationqualitycategories• Interrelatingthefivestepsoftheinformationcyclewiththeinformationenablers• Applyinginformationattributestolayers• Assessingcontextandqualityofinformationtotheuserwithkeyattributes
8.3.6 Services,infrastructureandapplications• AnalyzingthefivearchitectureprinciplesthatgoverntheuseofIT-relatedresources• Relationshipwiththeotherenablers
8.3.7 People,skillsandcompetencies
• Definingskillrequirementsforeachrole• Mappingtheskillcategoriestotheprocessdomains• Skillcategoriesinrelationtotheprocessdomains
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8.4 TheFoundationsofCOBIT5Implementation8.4.1Recallingthefacts,terms&conceptsofimplementation• Managementoftheprogram• Changeenablement• Corecontinualimprovementlifecycle
8.4.2Applyingthecontinualimprovementlifecycletoenablechange
• Reviewingenterprise-specificinternalandexternalenvironmentsrelatedtochangemanagement• Addressingpainpointsandtriggerevents• Phasesandcharacteristicsofthelifecyclemodel• Realizingbusinessbenefitswithagoodbusinesscase
8.5 IntegratingtheCOBIT5ProcessCapabilityModel8.5.1 Thecorefacts,termsandconceptsbasedonISO15504• Thesixcapabilitylevels• Thenineattributes• Theratingscale• DefiningkeyISO15504terms
8.5.2 ScopingandtheProcessAssessmentModel(PAM)
• Identifyingthereasonstoconductaprocessassessment• Differencesbetweenmaturityandcapabilityassessments• ImplementingaProcessReferenceModelwithCOBIT5
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