COBIT 5 Foundation 3 Days Training in Washington, DC

Course Description:

The COBIT® 5 Foundation course is an interactive, classroom-based learning experience. Participants learn about the need for an IT governance framework and how COBIT addresses this need by providing the latest insights into enterprise-wide governance of IT. This course explains the elements and supporting materials of the COBIT framework, using a logical and example-driven approach for anyone interested in obtaining COBIT foundation level knowledge. COBIT 5 Foundation is the first step to enroll into COBIT® 5 Implementation and COBIT® 5 Assessor. The COBIT 5 Foundation exam is a prerequisite to attaining the COBIT® 5 Implementation and COBIT® 5 Assessor exams.

Course Topics:

●     Course Introduction

●     Why COBIT?: IT Governance and Management Challenges

●     Key Challenges of Using IT

●     Introduction to IT Governance

●     COBIT 5: Framework and Principles

●     The COBIT 5 Framework

●     COBIT 5 Principles

●     COBIT 5: Meeting Stakeholder Needs

●     Aligning Stakeholder Needs

●     COBIT 5 Goals Cascade

●     Implementation Guidance

●     COBIT 5: Enablers

●     COBIT 5 Enablers for IT Governance

●     COBIT 5 Processes

●     COBIT 5 Principles, Policies, and Frameworks

●     COBIT 5 Organizational Structures

●     COBIT 5 People, Skills, and Competencies

●     COBIT 5 Culture, Ethics, and Behavior

●     COBIT 5 Services, Infrastructure, and Applications

●     COBIT 5 Information

●     Introduction to COBIT 5 – Enabling Processes

●     COBIT 5 Process Components

●     COBIT 5 Enabler – Processes

●     COBIT 5 Processes Components: An Example

●     Governance and Management

●     The Governance Areas

●     The Management Areas

●     COBIT 5: Process Capability Assessments

●     Why Capability Assessments?

●     The New ISO/IEC 15504 Process Capability Assessment Approach

●     Apply the COBIT 4 CMM Approach Using COBIT 5 (Optional)

●     Applying the COBIT 4 Maturity Model Approach with COBIT 5

●     Exam Preparation Guide 

Learning Goals:

●     Key challenges of using IT

●     IT governance concepts and benefits

●     COBIT 5 framework, principles, and enablers

●     Relationship between stakeholder needs and governance

●     Implementation approach for the use of COBIT 5

●     Structure of COBIT 5 process reference model

●     Governance and management domains

●     Components of COBIT 5 processes

●     Need for capability assessments

●     COBIT 5 ISO/IEC 15504 approach

●     Application of COBIT 4 maturity model approach with COBIT 5

●     Other COBIT 5 enablers for IT governance and management 

Course Agenda:

Day 1

●     Course Introduction
●     Why COBIT?: IT Governance and Management Challenges
●     Break
●     COBIT 5: Framework and Principles
●     COBIT 5: Meeting Stakeholder Needs
●     Lunch
●     Assignment 1: The Goals Cascade
●     Break
●     COBIT 5: Enablers
●     Recap Day 1 and Q&A 

Day 2

●     Introduction to COBIT 5 – Enabling Processes
●     Break
●     Assignment 2: Stakeholder Concerns and IT Governance Principles
●     Governance and Management
●     Lunch
●     Assignment 3: Identifying IT Processes, Practices, and Goals
●     Break
●     COBIT 5: Process Capability Assessments
●     COBIT 5: Apply the COBIT 4 CMM Approach Using COBIT 5 (Optional)
●     Recap Day 2 and Close 

Day 3 (optional)

●     Exam Preparation Guide
●     Revision Recap – Key COBIT 5 facts for the exam
●     Break
●     Practice Exam
●     Self Study
●     Lunch
●     Exam 

Who can Attend?

A wide range of business managers, IT management consultants, IT governance professionals, and auditors who wish to gain a better understanding of COBIT 5 and what the framework can provide their organization.