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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