COBIT5AssessorCourse

Certificate:
COBIT
5Assessor
Duration:
2or3days
CourseDelivery:
Classroom,VirtualClassroom

CourseID:
GOV1430
Language:
English

CourseDescription:
IntheCOBIT5Assessorcourseyouwillmastertheunderstandingofhowtoperformaformal
ProcessCapabilityAssessmentandhowitcanbeusedtoenablebusinessgoals,prioritize
improvementactivitiesandidentifyopportunitiesforimprovingthegovernanceandmanagementofIT
assets.

ThecourseprovidesthebasisforassessinganenterprisesprocesscapabilitiesagainsttheCOBIT5
ProcessReferenceModel(PRM).Evidencebasedtoenableareliable,consistentandrepeatable
waytoassessITprocesscapabilities,thismodelhelpsITleadersgainClevelandboardmember
buyinforchangeandimprovementinitiatives.

Assessmentresultsprovideadeterminationofprocesscapability.Theycanbeusedforprocess
improvement,deliveringvaluetothebusiness,measuringtheachievementofcurrentorprojected
businessgoals,benchmarking,consistentreportingandorganizationalcompliance.Thecourseis
supportedbypracticalexercisesandengagingcasebasedscenarios.

Asuccessfulpractitionercandidatewillbeabletobecomeanassessororaleadassessorandapply
forfullISACAcertificationiftheycansupplyfurtherproofofthecompetencesrequiredbyISACA.

Thecourseisavailableasa2or3daycourse.
Thethirddayisoptionalfortheexam.

AboutCOBIT5:
COBIT5providesthenextgenerationofISACAsguidanceontheenterprisegovernanceand
managementofIT.Itbuildsonmorethan15yearsofpracticalusageandapplicationofCOBITby
manyenterprisesandusersfrombusiness,IT,risk,securityandassurancecommunities.Today,
morethanever,informationandrelatedtechnologiesneedtobegoverned,managedandoperatedin
aholisticmannerwithasingle,integratedprocessmodelthatprovidesendtoendcoverageofthe
roles,responsibilitiesandpracticesrequired.

COBIT5providesacomprehensiveframeworkthatassistsenterprisesinachievingtheirobjectives
forthegovernanceandmanagementofenterpriseIT.Ithelpsenterprisescreateoptimalvaluefrom
ITbymaintainingabalancebetweenrealizingbenefitsandoptimizingrisklevelsandresourceuse.
COBIT5enablesITtobegovernedandmanagedinaholisticmannerfortheentireenterprise,taking
inboththefullendtoendbusinessandITfunctionalareasofresponsibility,whileconsideringthe
ITrelatedinterestsofinternalandexternalstakeholders.COBIT5isgeneric,andisusefulfor
enterprisesofallsizeswhethercommercial,notforprofitorinthepublicsector.

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Audience:
Internal&externalAuditorswhowanttoaddprocesscapabilityassessmentstothescopeof
theiraudits.
ITauditorswhowanttoaddprocesscapabilityassessmentstothescopeoftheiraudits.
Consultantswhowanttobeallowedtoperformindependentprocessassessmentsonbehalf
oftheirclients.

LearningObjectives:
Attheendofthiscourse,youwillgaincompetenciesin:
HowtoperformaprocesscapabilityassessmentusingtheAssessorGuide/COBIT5
HowtoapplytheProcessAssessmentModel(ThePAM)inperformingaprocesscapability
assessment
Specifically:
o TousetheProcessReferenceModel,inparticulartobeabletousethe37processes
outlinedinthePRM
o Toapplyandanalysethemeasurementmodelinassessingprocesscapabilitylevels
o Toapplyandanalysethecapabilitydimensionusinggenericcriteriaoutlinedinthe
PAM
Howtoidentifyandassesstherolesandresponsibilitiesintheprocesscapabilityassessment
process
Howtoperformandassessthe7stepsoutlinedintheAssessorGuide
Specifically:
o Initiateaprocessassessment
o Scopeanassessment,usingthetoolsprovidedandthePAMfortheselectionofthe
appropriateprocesses
o Planandbrieftheteams
o Collectandvalidatethedata
o Doaprocessattributerating
o Reportthefindingsoftheassessment
Howtousetheselfassessmentguide

CaseStudy:
ScenariodrivenlearninghasalwaysbeenoneofthekeysuccessfactorsoftheITpreneursCOBIT
trainingapproach,sinceitputsparticipantsintherightmindsettoapplytheprinciplesofCOBITin
reallife.Theallnewcasestudytakesthisintoaccountandbuildsonitby:
Providingmorebusinessfocusedchallengesthroughsituationsandcases
Presentingarealworldconnectusingsituationsthatcanoccurindaytodaylife
DiscussingtheapplicationofCOBITwithothers

Prerequisites:
SuccessfulCompletionoftheCOBIT5FoundationExam.

CourseMaterial:
YouwillreceiveaprintedcopyoftheclassroompresentationmaterialsandtheprintedWorkbook,
whichcontainsadditionalreferencematerial,suchasthesyllabus,glossary,processreferenceguide
andthemockexam.

AbouttheExamination:
TheCOBIT5Assessorexaminationpaperconsistsofthreebooklets:thescenariobooklet,
questionbookletandtheanswer(sheet)booklet.TheScenarioBookletcontainsascenario
providingadescriptionofperformingaProcessCapabilityAssessmentusingtheCOBIT5
ProcessAssessmentModel(PAM).Intotal,thereareeightquestions,eachtestingone
syllabusarea,invariousformats(multiplechoice,multipleresponse,matchingresponsesand

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evaluatingstatements).
ThepassmarkfortheAssessorexamis50%.Eachoftheeightquestionscontains10
questionlines,eachofwhichattracts1mark,givingatotalof80marks.Eachoftheeight
questionswillbesubdividedintoparts.Eachofthesepartquestionswillidentifytheportion
ofthe10marksallocatedtoit.
Theexamis150minutesinduration.
YoumayreferenceyourcopyoftheCOBIT5PAMandAssessorGuideduringthe
examination,noadditionalsupportmaterialispermitted.
Asuccessfulpractitionercandidatewillbeabletobecomeanassessororaleadassessorand
applyforfullISACAcertificationiftheycansupplyfurtherproofofthecompetencesrequired
byISACA

CourseOutline:
A. Introduction
B. OverviewandRecapofCOBITFoundation
a. GenericConceptsofCOBIT5
C. OverviewoftheCOBIT5AssessmentModel
a. PAM
b. AssessorsGuide
D. RolesandResponsibilities
a. Responsibilitiesforvariousroles
b. CompetencyRequirements
c. CreatingTeams
E. InitiationoftheAssessment
a. AssessmentClasses
b. AssessmentInitiation
c. InitiationPhaseinDetail
F. ScopingoftheAssessment
a. TheScopingProcesses
b. ApplicationoftheScopingProcesses
G. PlanningtheAssessmentandBriefingtheTeams
a. Information
b. Steps
c. ProperlyapplyingthePlanningandBriefingPhase
H. DataCollection
a. WorkingwithCOBITsDataCollectionPhase
b. AnalyzingAccuratenessandCompletenessofEvidence
I. DataValidation
a. ApplyingKeyConcepts
b. ValidatingtheData
J. ProcessAttributeRating
K. SWOTAnalysis
L. AssessmentReporting
M. SelfAssessments
N. SimulationofanAssessment

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