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.

None – but it is recommended that the participants have some experience in the IT governance domain.

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.

Day 1

• Session 1: Responding to IT Challenges

• IT Management Challenges

• Session 2: Introduction to IT Governance and COBIT

• IT Governance: Definition

• IT Governance: Principles

• Need for IT Governance and a Control Framework

• Characteristics of a Control Framework

• Session 3: Overview of the COBIT Framework

• COBIT – Value, Limitations, Components, and Benefits

• Linking COBIT and IT Governance

• Premise and Principle of COBIT

• COBIT Cube – The Framework

• Session 4: Overview of the COBIT Components – Part 1

• Linking Business Goals, IT Goals, and IT Processes

• Framework, Control Objectives, and Control Practices

DAY 2:

• Session 4: Overview of the COBIT Components- Part II

• Management Guidelines

• Audit Guidelines

• Session 5: COBIT and the IT Environment

• COBIT: Alignment with Other Standards and Frameworks

• COBIT: Compliance with Laws and Regulations

• COBIT and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

• Session 6: COBIT: Resources and Benefits

• COBIT Online

• COBIT Quickstart

• IT Governance Implementation Guide Using COBIT and Val IT, 2nd Edition

• COBIT Security Baseline

• Practical Implementation Consideration

• Session 7: Preparing for the COBIT Exam

• Practical Hints and Tips for the COBIT Exam

• COBIT Exam Format