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Certification :: COBIT Foundation
Duration :: 2.5 days (15th -17th September 2010)
Course Delivery :: Classroom
CPE Units: :: 17

Course Cost KSh. 47,500
Optional Examination KSh. 13,600

Course ID COB10022CL

Course Description

The ISACA 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. This course
has identical learning objectives as the 2-day COBIT Foundation Course (COB1020). Nevertheless,
the difference between the courses is that the 2.5 day course allows for more in-depth discussions
and it is possible to take the COBIT Foundation exam immediately after the course.

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.

• 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

• A 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 v4.1 publication that
  can be downloaded for free from the ISACA Web site

Agenda -

Day1

Time

Module

09:30 – 10:00

Introduction

10:00 – 11:00

Session 1: Responding to IT Challenges

• IT Management Challenges

• Scope and Principles of IT Governance

• Stakeholders and benefits of IT Governance

11:00– 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:30

Session 2: Introduction to IT Governance and COBIT

• Characteristics of a Control Framework

• COBIT: – A control Framework

• Premise, components and functions of the COBIT Framework

• Role of COBIT IT processes, IT resources and information criteria

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:30

Case Study and Assignment 1

14:30 – 16:00

Session 3: Overview of the COBIT Components – Part I

• Linking business goals, IT Goals and IT Processes

• Framework, control objectives and control practices

16:00 – 16:15

Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:00

Assignment 2

Day2

Time

Module

09:30 – 9:45

Recap of the First Day

09:45 – 11:15

Session 4: Overview of the COBIT Components– Part II

• Management Guidelines

• Assurance Guide

11:15 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30

Assignment 3

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:30

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

14:30 – 14:45

Coffee Break

14:45 – 15:45

Assignment 4

15:45 – 16:45

Practice Questions and Self Study

Homework
Assignment

Sample Exam

Day3

Time

Module

09:30 – 10:00

Discuss Homework Assignment

10:00 – 11:00

Session 6: COBIT: Resources and Implementation

• COBIT Online®

• COBIT® Quickstart

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

• COBIT® Security Baseline

• Practical Implementation considerations

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:30

Session 7: Preparing for the COBIT Exam

• Practical Hints and Tips for the COBIT Exam

• COBIT Exam Format

• Sample Exam

12:30 – 13:00

Feedback and Course Evaluation

Optional

COBIT Foundation Exam

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