COBIT Foundation Certificate - Course Contents

Day 1

• Introduction
• IT Governance
  - The need for an IT Governance framework
  - Context for IT Governance
  
• COBIT Overview
  
• COBIT Framework
  - Domains and processes
  - Control model
  - Measures
• The Assurance Guide
• The Audit Process

Day 2

• Recap
• Applying COBIT
• The COBIT V4.1 Document
  - Structure
  - Learning Approach
  - Navigation
• The COBIT Assurance Guide
  - Structure
  - Learning Approach
• Components in Depth: PO10 Manage Projects and DS2 Manage third party services
  - High Level Control Objective
  - Detailed Control Objectives
  - Inputs
  - Outputs
  - RACI Charts
  - Goals and Metrics
  - Maturity Model
• COBIT Resources, including COBIT Online
• Exam Preparation

Day 3

• Recap
• Exam
• Mapping of COBIT to other best practice methodologies like
  - ITIL
  - SOX
  - PRINCE2
  - PMbok
  - CMM
  - ISO17799
• Overview of Val IT and COBIT relationship
• Practical experience in how to perform a COBIT assessment and develop an improvement plan