Overview of the COBIT Foundation Certification
COBIT 2019 is the latest iteration of the industry-leading framework for governance and management of enterprise IT, and provides best practices for the governance and management of enterprise information and technology.
This COBIT 2019 training course provides the knowledge needed to pass the COBIT 2019 Foundation certification exam, including a comprehensive understanding of the COBIT 2019 framework, the six key governance principles, and the components of a comprehensive governance system. You will learn about COBIT 2019’s forty governance and management objectives, how performance is managed, and how to design and implement a tailored governance system for your enterprise.
What You’ll Learn
Learners will dive into the heart and structure of the of the COBIT® framework, including:
- New framework introduction
- Key concepts and terminology
- Governance and Framework Principles
- Governance system and components
- Governance and management objectives
- Performance management
- Designing a tailored governance system
Training Prerequisites
- There are no professional perquisites, however, there is preparation recommended to ensure success.
- Learning Tree’s Pre-Course Study Guide is sent to students for pre-course reading.
- The Study Guide enables you to download key COBIT 2019 information that will be required for the course.
COBIT 2019 Training Outline
Module 1: Key Concepts and Terminology of COBIT 2019
- Structure and format of the COBIT 2019 framework
- Key stakeholders of COBIT 2019
- Business benefits provided by COBIT 2019
Module 2: Analyzing the Six Governance Principles
Provide stakeholder value
- Benefits realization
- Risk and resource optimization
- Supporting the creation of business value through IT
- Transforming stakeholder needs into an enterprise’s actionable strategy
- Clarifying the purpose of the goals cascade
- Translating high-level enterprise goals into specific IT-related goals
Holistic approach
- Evaluating the key components of a governance system
Dynamic governance system
- Creating a dynamic governance system
Governance distinct from management
- Distinguishing between governance and management in an enterprise
- Relationships between governance and management
Tailored to enterprise needs
- Using design factors to produce an enterprise-specific governance system
- Using COBIT variants to tailor for a specific purpose or context
End-to-end governance system
- A framework for business and IT leaders
- Interrelating key roles and activities
Module 3: Analyzing the Three Governance Framework Principles
Based on conceptual model
- Identifying key components
- Relationships between key components
- Maximizing consistency and allowing automation
Open and flexible
- Updating content
- Addressing new issues
- Maintaining integrity and consistency
Aligned to major standards
- Alignment between COBIT and related standards, frameworks and regulations
Module 4: The Governance System and Components
COBIT 2019 Core Model
- The forty governance and management objectives
- The five-domain structure
Principles, policies, procedures
- Meeting good practice requirements for the scope, compliance, exceptions and monitoring
- Differentiating policies, principles and procedures
Processes
- Reviewing the key characteristics of the process goal categories
Organizational structures
- Implementing practices for operations, responsibility delegation and decision-making
- The key responsibilities of key organizational roles
Culture, ethics and behavior
- Creating, encouraging and maintaining desired behaviors
- Relating organizational and individual ethics with goals
Information
- Reviewing the information quality categories
- Interrelating the five steps of the information cycle with the information enablers
- Applying information attributes to layers
- Assessing context and quality of information to the user with key attributes
Services, infrastructure and applications
- Analyzing the five architecture principles that govern the use of IT-related resources
- Relationship with the other enablers
People, skills and competencies
- Defining skill requirements for each role
- Mapping the skill categories to the process domains
- Skill categories in relation to the process domains
Module 5: Performance Management with COBIT 2019
Performance Management Principles
- Simple to understand and use
- Consistent with conceptual model
- Providing reliable, repeatable, relevant results
- Flexible to suit different organizations
- Supporting multiple assessment types
Managing performance of processes
- CMMI-based process capability scheme
- The six process capability levels
- Focus area maturity levels
- Managing performance of other components
Module 6: Designing and implementing a tailored governance system
The design process
- Understanding the need for tailoring
- Using design factors and variants
- Stages and steps in the design process
The relationship between design and implementation
The COBIT 2019 seven phase implementation approach
- What are the drivers?
- Where are we now?
- Where do we want to be?
- What needs to be done?
- How do we get there?
- Did we get there?
- How do we keep the momentum going?
This Foundation Course is intended for current COBIT 5 Foundation Certificate holders as well as those new to COBIT who are interested in achieving the latest foundation certificate. COBIT ® is a framework for the enterprise governance and management of information and technology (I&T) that supports enterprise goal achievement. This Foundation Course is intended for current COBIT 5 Foundation Certificate holders as well as those new to COBIT who are interested in achieving the latest foundation certificate. This course will consist of 5 hours of instructor-led materials as well as self-study which will highlight the concepts, models and key definitions of the COBIT framework and help prepare learners to take the COBIT 2019 Foundation Exam. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course you will be able to: Recognize the target audience of COBIT 2019. Recognize the context, benefits and key reasons COBIT is used as an information and technology governance framework. Recognize the descriptions and purposes of the COBIT product architecture. Recall the alignment of COBIT with other applicable frameworks, standards and bodies of knowledge. Understand and describe the governance ?system? and governance ?framework? principles. Describe the components of a governance system. Understand the overall structure and contents of the Goals Cascade. Recall the 40 Governance and Management Objectives and their purpose statements. Understand the relationship between Governance and Management Objectives and Governance Components. Differentiate COBIT based performance management using maturity and capability perspectives. Discover how to design a tailored governance system using COBIT. Explain the key points of the COBIT business case. Understand and recall the phases of the COBIT implementation approach. Describe the relationships between the COBIT Design and Implementation Guides. Prepare for the COBIT 2019 Foundation exam. Learners will have access to the course for one year from date of purchase and will earn 5 CPE upon completion. This course has a seat time of approximately 5 hours and is accessed via the Learning Access tab of your MyISACA dashboard. ?Cancellation/Refund Policy All purchases of online learning courses are final. Access to the online learning courses and materials is immediate upon purchasing; therefore no refunds or exchanges will be provided. Prices subject to change without notice.
Framework– Introduction & Methodology: Updates COBIT principles while laying out the structure of the overall framework.
• New concepts are introduced and terminology is explained—the COBIT Core Model and its 40 governance and management objectives provide the platform for establishing your governance program
• The performance management system is updated and allows the flexibility to use maturity measurements as well as capability measurements
• Introductions to design factors and focus areas offer additional practical guidance on flexible adoption of COBIT 2019, whether for specific projects or full implementation Framework- Governance & Management Objective: This publication contains a detailed description of the COBIT Core Model and its 40 governance and management objectives. A description of each objective, its purpose, and its connection with enterprise and alignment goals along with sample metrics are provided. For each objective, the process, practices, activities, and related guidance to other standards and frameworks are also provided.
Exam: Demonstrates understanding of COBIT by achieving a passing score on the COBIT Foundations exam.
Membership: With an ISACA membership, maintaining a certification and boosting your career, is not only easier but also more cost effective. Considering the cost of CPE opportunities, maintenance fees, and extra perks like discounted conference registrations, membership can save your students over $10k over the course of just 3 years!
