COBIT 5 is an IT governance and management framework that provides a comprehensive approach to strategic alignment and value delivery.

What is COBIT 5?

COBIT 5 is an IT governance and management framework developed by ISACA that provides a comprehensive approach to IT management, focusing on strategic alignment and value delivery.

Principles

Principle 1: Meeting Stakeholder Needs

  • Stakeholder Needs: Stakeholder needs
  • Value Creation: Value creation
  • Business Alignment: Business alignment
  • Performance Measurement: Performance measurement

Principle 2: Covering the Enterprise End-to-End

  • End-to-end Coverage: End-to-end coverage
  • Process Integration: Process integration
  • Organizational Scope: Organizational scope
  • Systematic Approach: Systematic approach

Principle 3: Applying a Single Integrated Framework

  • Integrated Framework: Integrated framework
  • Consistency: Consistency
  • Standardization: Standardization
  • Unified Approach: Unified approach

Principle 4: Enabling a Holistic Approach

  • Holistic Approach: Holistic approach
  • System Thinking: System thinking
  • Interdependencies: Interdependencies
  • Comprehensive View: Comprehensive view

Principle 5: Separating Governance from Management

  • Governance vs Management: Governance vs Management
  • Clear Roles: Clear roles
  • Accountability: Accountability
  • Decision Making: Decision making

Enablers

Principles, Policies and Frameworks

  • Principles: Principles
  • Policies: Policies
  • Frameworks: Frameworks
  • Standards: Standards

Processes

  • Governance Processes: Governance processes
  • Management Processes: Management processes
  • Operational Processes: Operational processes
  • Support Processes: Support processes

Organizational Structures

  • Organizational Structure: Organizational structure
  • Roles and Responsibilities: Roles and responsibilities
  • Decision Making: Decision making
  • Communication: Communication

Culture, Ethics and Behavior

  • Organizational Culture: Organizational culture
  • Ethics: Ethics
  • Behavior: Behavior
  • Values: Values

Information

  • Data Quality: Data quality
  • Information Architecture: Information architecture
  • Data Management: Data management
  • Information Security: Information security

Services, Infrastructure and Applications

  • IT Services: IT services
  • Infrastructure: Infrastructure
  • Applications: Applications
  • Technology: Technology

People, Skills and Competencies

  • Human Resources: Human resources
  • Skills: Skills
  • Competencies: Competencies
  • Training: Training

Processes

Governance

  • EDM01: Ensure governance framework
  • EDM02: Ensure benefit delivery
  • EDM03: Ensure risk optimization
  • EDM04: Ensure resource optimization
  • EDM05: Ensure stakeholder transparency

Management

  • APO01: Manage IT framework
  • APO02: Manage strategy
  • APO03: Manage enterprise architecture
  • APO04: Manage innovation
  • APO05: Manage portfolio

Implementation

Phase 1: Initiation

  • Current State Assessment: Current state assessment
  • Gap Analysis: Gap analysis
  • Framework Selection: Framework selection
  • Resource Planning: Resource planning

Phase 2: Design

  • Governance Structure: Governance structure
  • Process Design: Process design
  • Role Definition: Role definition
  • Policy Development: Policy development

Phase 3: Implementation

  • Pilot Implementation: Pilot implementation
  • Training: Training
  • Communication: Communication
  • Change Management: Change management

Use Cases

Companies

  • Strategic Alignment: Strategic alignment
  • Risk Management: Risk management
  • Compliance: Compliance
  • Value Delivery: Value delivery

Regulated Sectors

  • Financial Services: Financial services
  • Healthcare: Healthcare sector
  • Government: Government
  • Critical Infrastructure: Critical infrastructure

Digital Transformation

  • Digital Strategy: Digital strategy
  • Technology Adoption: Technology adoption
  • Change Management: Change management
  • Innovation: Innovation

Benefits

Organizational

  • Strategic Alignment: Strategic alignment
  • Risk Reduction: Risk reduction
  • Compliance: Compliance
  • Value Delivery: Value delivery

Operational

  • Process Improvement: Process improvement
  • Resource Optimization: Resource optimization
  • Performance: Performance
  • Efficiency: Efficiency

References