COBIT Foundation Training (Public Course)

Detailed Course Description

COBIT is an IT governance framework and supporting toolset that allows managers to bridge the gap between control requirements, technical issues and business risks. COBIT enables clear policy development and good practice for IT control throughout organizations. COBIT emphasizes regulatory compliance, helps organizations to increase the value attained from IT, enables alignment and simplifies implementation of the COBIT framework.

Who should attend?

IT Management, Business Managers, IT Auditors, IT Governance Practitioners, IT Professionals, IT Architects, Enterprise Architects

Prerequisites

None, but is it recommended that the delegate have some experience in the IT governance domain

Course Description

This is a two-day instructor-lead course presented with a case-study to make the theory relevant and easy to apply. An exam preparation module is included to prepare the delegates for the COBIT Foundation Certification Examination

Course Instructor

Mike Shortt is one of only three qualified and accredited ISACA COBIT trainers in South Africa.

Course Outline

• Responding to IT Challenges
• Introduction to COBIT: A Control Framework
• Overview of COBIT Components - Part I
• Overview of COBIT Components - Part II
• COBIT and the IT Environment
• COBIT: Resources and Implementation
• Preparing for the COBIT Exam
• COBIT and Enterprise Architecture (presented by Stuart Macgregor)

Course Outcomes

Delegates will understand:

• How IT management issues affect organizations
• The principles of IT governance, how IT governance helps address IT management issues and who should be responsible for IT governance
• The need for a control framework driven by the need for IT governance
• How COBIT meets the need for an IT governance framework
• How COBIT is used with other standards, such as TOGAF, and best practices
• The COBIT framework and its components
• How to apply COBIT in a practical situation
• The benefits of using COBIT
• How TOGAF relates to COBIT (COBIT/TOGAF mapping published in 2007)

Course Fees

R6 000 excl VAT

Cancellation Policy

There is a 100% cancellation fee for cancellations within ten working days of the start of the training event.