Cobit v4.1
Course Description
The COBIT Foundation course addresses the benefits of a sound IT Governance framework and explains how to realize effective IT Governance using the COBIT best practices framework. It explains the COBIT framework using practical examples and a case-study-driven approach. It also addresses all other components of the COBIT toolkit, such as the assurance guide and management guidelines. The course helps professionals understand how to use COBIT in a logical and understandable way and validates this knowledge using an interactive approach. The course includes an exam preparation module, preparing participants to take on the COBIT Foundation exam.Practical classroom exercises support the classroom presentations. Additionally, candidates learn the true meaning of COBIT by practicing the use of COBIT in a case-based scenario.
Audience
The COBIT Foundation course and the COBIT Foundation exam will be of interest to:
- IT auditors, IT managers, IT quality professionals, IT leadership, IT developers, and process practitioners and managers in IT service service-providing firms. Anyone interested in learning more about COBIT will find value in the COBIT Foundation course and the COBIT Foundation exam
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, the learner will gain competencies in:
- Identifying how IT management issues are affecting organizations.
- Recognizing the need for a control framework driven by the need for IT Governance.
- Understanding the principles of IT Governance, how IT Governance helps address IT management issues, and who should be responsible for IT Governance.
- Identifying how COBIT meets the requirement for an IT Governance framework.
- Understanding how COBIT is used with other standards and best practices.
- Identifying the COBIT Framework and all the components of COBIT, which are control objectives, control practices and management guidelines.
- Understanding how to apply COBIT in a practical situation.
- Identifying the functions that COBIT provides and the benefits of using COBIT.
- Identifying how the use of COBIT is supported by the ITGI.
Course Organization Logistics
- A maximum of 16 participants (8 minimum) can attend this course with 1 instructor
- Beautiful Executive classroom
- One break out room
- A projector, a white board, and flipcharts
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this course, but it is recommended that the participants have some experience in the IT Governance domain.
Course Student Material
- Participants receive a course book containing copies of all the course materials
- COBIT First Aid Kit
- COBIT Handbook
- It is recommended that students acquire a copy of the COBIT 4.1 publication that can be downloaded for free from the ISACA Web site
Agenda
Day1 | |
Time | Module |
09:30 – 9:45 | Introduction |
09:45 – 10:30 | Session 1: Responding to IT Challenges
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10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
10:45 – 11:30 | Case Study and Assignment 1 |
11:30 – 12:45 | Session 2: Introduction to IT Governance and COBIT
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12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch Break |
13:45 – 14:45: | Assignment 2 |
14:45 – 16:00 | Session 3: Overview of the COBIT Framework
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16:00 – 16:15 | Coffee Break |
16:15 – 17:30 | Session 4: Overview of the COBIT Components – Part 1
Sample Exam (Homework) |
Day2 | |
Time | Module |
09:00 – 9:15 | Recap of the First Day |
09:15 – 11:00 | Session 4: Overview of the COBIT Components– Part II
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11:00 – 12:15 | Coffee Break + Assignment 3 |
12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch Break |
13:15 – 14:15 | Assignment 4 |
14:15 – 15:00 | Session 5: COBIT and the IT Environment
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15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:15 – 16:15 | Session 6: COBIT: Resources and Benefits
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16:15 – 17:15 | Session 7: Preparing for the COBIT Exam
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17:15 – 17:30 | Feedback and Course Evaluation |