Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (Future Release)
- Provides guidelines on how to control, manage, and measure each of the 34 information technology (IT) processes
- Within the Plan and Organize domain, COBIT 4.1 defines a strategic IT plan, defines the information architecture, determines the technological direction, defines the IT processes, organization, and relationships, manages the IT investment, communicates management aims and direction, manages IT human resources, manages quality, assesses and manages IT risks, and manages projects
- Within the Acquire and Implement domain, COBIT 4.1 identifies automated solutions, acquires and maintains application software, acquires and maintains technology infrastructure, enables operation and use, procures IT resources, manages changes, and installs and accredits solutions and changes
- Within the Deliver and Support domain, COBIT 4.1 defines and manages service levels, manages third-party services, manages performance and capacity, ensures continuous service, ensures systems security, identifies and allocates cost, educates and trains users, manages service desk and incidents, manages configuration, manages problems, manages data, manages the physical environment, and manages operations
- Within the Monitor and Evaluate domain, COBIT 4.1 monitors and evaluates IT performance, monitors and evaluates internal control, ensures compliance with external requirements, and provides IT governance
COBIT 4.1, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology, provides a framework for control requirements, technical issues, and business risks in regards to information technology governance. This framework is for use by business ventures, business managers, information technology professionals, and assurance professionals. The basic principle of the COBIT 4.1 framework focuses on business requirements that drive the investments in information technology resources. These are used by information technology processes to deliver enterprise information which responds to business requirements. COBIT´s process-oriented framework focuses on thirty-four information technology processes that are governed by four domains: Plan and Organize, Acquire and Implement, Deliver and Support, and Monitor and Evaluate.
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