FONDAMENTAUX DE LA GOUVERNANCE D'ENTREPRISE POUR

L'INFORMATION ET LA TECHNOLOGIE ASSOCIE (EGIT)

PRÉPARATION À LA CERTIFICATION COBIT®2019 FOUNDATION

I/ Summary of course content:

1) Recognize the context, benefits and key reasons COBIT is used as an information and technology
governance framework.
2) Recognize the descriptions and purposes of the COBIT product architecture.
3) Recall the alignment of COBIT with other applicable frameworks, standards and bodies of knowledge.
4) Understand and describe the governance “system” and governance “framework” principles.
5) Describe the components of a governance system.
6) Understand the overall structure and contents of the Goals Cascade.
7) Recall the 40 Governance and Management Objectives and their purpose statements.
8) Understand the relationship between Governance and Management Objectives and Governance
Components.
9) Differentiate COBIT based performance management using maturity and capability perspectives.
10) Discover how to design a tailored governance system using COBIT
11) Explain the key points of the COBIT business case.
12) Understand and recall the phases of the COBIT implementation approach.
13) Describe the relationships between the COBIT Design and Implementation Guides.

II/ Sample exams

Question 1: Which of the following best describes COBIT:

a) COBIT is a framework for the governance and management of enterprise information and technology.
b) COBIT is a full description of the whole IT environment of an enterprise.
c) COBIT is a framework to organize business processes.

Question 2 : What is the primary difference between Governance System Principles and Governance Framework
Principles?
a) a) Governance System Principles focus on stakeholder needs while Governance Framework Principles focus
on Information and Technology (I&T) needs.
b) b) Governance System Principles and Governance Framework Principles are the same thing in COBIT 2019.
c) c) Governance System Principles describe the core requirements for a governance system while Governance
Framework Principles focus on building that governance system.

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Question 3 : “A governance system should be customized to the enterprise’s needs, using a set of design factors as
parameters to customize and prioritize the governance system components” is an example of which Governance
System Principle?
a) Tailored to enterprise needs
b) Open and flexible
c) Goals cascade

Question 4 : A governance or management objective always relates to _____ and a series of related components of
other types to help achieve the objective.
a) Compliance requirements
b) One process
c) One or more enablers

Question 5 : Which of the following is NOT a component of the governance system?

a) Enterprise size
b) Organizational structures
c) Information

Question 6 : ______________ are factors that can influence the design of an enterprise’s governance system and
position it for success in the use of I&T.
a) Components of the governance system
b) Alignment goals
c) Design factors

Question 7: Which of the following is a design factor for a governance system that supports prioritization of
management objectives based on prioritization of enterprise goals?
a) Balanced scorecard
b) Holistic approach
c) Risk Profile

Question 8 : Known as the Process Reference Model (PRM) in COBIT 5, the _______ organizes the Governance and
Management Objectives into five domains.
a) Organizational Structures
b) Goals Cascade
c) COBIT Core Model

Question 9 : Governance ________ are factors that, individually and collectively, contribute to the good operations of
the enterprise’s governance system over I&T and were known as enablers in COBIT 5.
a) Components
b) Objectives
c) Practices

Question 10 : Which two levels of involvement does COBIT 2019 identify within the updated RACI chart?
a) Consulted and Informed
b) Responsible and Accountable
c) Ownership and Delegated

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Question 11: Which Governance or Management Objective has the following purpose statement?
“Realize defined project outcomes and reduce the risk of unexpected delays, costs and value erosion by improving
communications to and involvement of business and end users. Ensure the value and quality of project deliverables
and maximize their contribution to the defined programs and investment portfolio.”
a) BAI11 Managed Projects
b) BAI02 Managed Requirements Definition
c) APO09 Managed Service Agreements

Question 12: Which Governance or Management Objective has the following purpose statement?
“Achieve competitive advantage, business innovation, improved customer experience, and improved operational
effectiveness and efficiency by exploiting I&T developments and emerging technologies.”
a) APO01 Managed Service Catalog
b) APO04 Managed Innovation
c) BAI08 Managed Knowledge

Question 13: Within the COBIT Goals Cascade, under which Balanced Scorecard dimension would you find the
Enterprise Goal “Managed digital transformation programs?”
a) Align, Plan and Organize (APO)
b) DevOps
c) Growth

Question 14 : Which of the following is a key principle to COBIT Performance Management (CPM)?
a) The CPM should include 5 levels of capability and maturity.
b) Assessing performance should be completed at the governance component level only.
c) The CPM should support different types of assessments

Question 15 : COBIT 2019 Performance management supports which industry-based process capability scheme?
a) CMMI-based process capability scheme.
b) COBIT has its own capability scheme and does not support any industry-based frameworks.
c) Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA)

Question 16 : Designing a tailored governance system will result in recommendations for prioritizing governance and
management objectives or related governance system components, for ____________, or for adopting specific
variants of a governance system component.
a) target capability levels
b) documenting the four enabler dimensions
c) documenting the most appropriate accountabilities and responsibilities

Question 17 : Which of the following is the correct set of steps in the governance system design workflow?
a) Understand the enterprise context and strategy; Determine the initial scope of the governance system; Refine
the scope of the governance system; Conclude the governance system design.
b) What are the drivers; Where are we now; Where to we want to be; What needs to be done; How do we get
there; Did we get there; How do we keep the momentum going.
c) Direct the governance system; Plan the governance system; Build the governance system; Run the
governance system; Monitor the governance system

Question 18: In which stage of the Governance System Design Workflow would an enterprise consider the current
I&T-related issues?
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a) Understand enterprise strategy

b) Determine the initial scope of the governance system
c) Plan program

Question 19: When developing a business case, which of the following is an applicable reference when deriving
challenges and success factors?
a) COBIT Design Factors
b) The COBIT 2019 Implementation Guide
c) All of the above

Question 20 : What is the best description of the alignment between the COBIT Implementation and Design Guides?
a) They both define the same governance and management objectives that assist in the adoption of and enterprise
governance framework.
b) Both approaches have seven steps, and each of those steps aligns with each other.
c) The COBIT Design Guide primarily aligns with the first three phases of the implementation lifecycle.

Question 21: In which phase of the implementation lifecycle would an enterprise “Define the Road Map” for the
implementation?
a) Phase 3, Where do we want to be?
b) Phase 6, Did we get there?
c) Phase 1, Assess Current State

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