COBIT® Design and Implementation

COBIT® is the result of over 25 years of development in the field of understanding, designing, and implementing enterprise governance of IT (EGIT). The latest update to the framework introduces several changes, including modified principles, new design factors, updated performance management, and new governance and management objectives.

The COBIT® Design and Implementation certification builds on the knowledge and skills gained in the Foundation level, making it suitable for experienced users who wish to implement the framework in designing governance systems and running governance improvement programs. With the knowledge and experience gained through this course, certified professionals become integral members in supporting enterprise goal achievement.

Learning Objectives

In addition to preparing you for the COBIT Design and Implementation certification examination, this course will enable you to do the following:

• Describe the benefits of the COBIT Design Guide for its target audience 
• Describe the current design factors in COBIT 
• Apply the design factor concept to identify relevant values 
• Describe the impact design factors can have on the design of a governance system 
• Describe the design workflow of a governance system 
• Use the steps in the design workflow for governance systems
• Apply the design workflow to a concrete situation in order to obtain a governance system design
• Describe and use the design guide toolkit in a concrete situation
• Use the mapping tables between design factors and governance/management objectives pragmatically
• Describe purpose and scope of the COBIT Implementation Guide
• Apply the implementation methodology and approach for a governance implementation program
• Combine the process from both the COBIT Implementation Guide and the COBIT Design Guide to use in concrete situations
• Apply the objectives, descriptions and tasks of the seven implementation phases in concrete situations
• Apply the challenges, root causes and critical success factors of the seven implementation phases to concrete situation
• Apply the key decision topics and related responsibilities for governance implementation to concrete situations

Who Should Attend this Training

• Stakeholders responsible for designing and implementing enterprise governance systems 
• Holders of the COBIT® Foundation certification

Prerequisites

In order to be eligible for the COBIT Design and Implementation credential, practitioners need to achieve the COBIT Foundation certificate.

Examination Format

• Online web-proctored examination
• 60 multiple choice questions
• Passing criteria is 60%, 36 marks out of 60
• 3 hours duration
• Close book examination

What’s Next?

COBIT Design and Implementation is currently the highest credential in the COBIT qualification scheme. That said, practitioners can further expand their knowledge on IT governance with other certifications such as Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)®.