1. COBIT - IT Governance

2. Maintain
Security
Smooth running
of the system
Meet
Organization
Mission
Network
Platform
Ongoing
Compliance
Cost Effective
Turnover
IT governance is an integrated part of the organization and main resistibility of Executive and senior management. :
With vast dependence on technology devices and to achieve the above objective. Organization are in need to introduce an It governance in place;
Organization need a clear structure policy or set or responsibilities for all organization IT users
Mitigating any possible riks that can interrupt the smooth of operational activities.
Verification of different employees access levels and identity.

3. IT Governance Measures
Vision/Mission
It ensure the integration between business objectives to meet with different IT plans that do interrupt the smooth of operations
Value Added
Enhance IT outputs with promising costs that can added value to the main organization strategy i.e. ensure the value of IT.
Better Resource
Utilization
Here resources are not only the operators that use the system, but a proper management of different resources times , IT resources, applications, integration and speed i.e. knowledge and interfaces
Risk management
Highlight the different risks that may occur on different operational activities. Raise the awareness of such risks, giving an opportunity to analyse and mitigate them. Dedicate different responsibilities that can manage, monitor and identify any risks as soon as it occurs or a chance of its occurrence.
This slide highlights the five focus areas of IT governance as defined by ITGI.
Performance
Efficiency
Plan, act, check (track) and monitor different project phases for a successful completion. Managing of resource, process performance measures i.e. maintain value added activities with the process, ensure completion of the service on time and as required to meet the market demand and organization strategy

4. IT Governance Principles
Ensuring Confidentiality
Allowing authorized user to modify/ access to information
Preventing unauthorized users to access information
Ensuring that information and resources are accessible when needed
Preventing information and resources from being inaccessible when needed
Functional Policies
Procedures
Standards
Guidelines
Baselines
Laws, Regulations, Requirements, Organizational Goals, Objectives
General Organizational Policies

5. Policies and Procedures
are statements of management intentions and goals
Backup Stakeholders and senior management support
Meet organization mission
Clear instruction for the use of internet, log on and different internet information
Procedures
Clear steps to perform different activities
Detailed of the identify organization
Detailed user accounts setting up, passwords , access level
Identify roles and responsibilities

6. Standards and Guidelines
formalize the use of technology in a structured manner
Identify the use of different platforms settings and configuration, applications and tools
Guidelines
are recommended methods for performing a task
Recommended, but not required
Malware cleanup, spyware removal, data conversion, sanitization, etc
Baselines
Applying different technologies and versions from different vendors
Install network server baselines

7. COBIT Framework Characteristics
COBIT is a framework that mitigate the gaps between business process control needs, control needs and technical problem i.e. standardisation of good practices
COBIT - Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology :
Starts from mapping business requirements
Leverage resource required for IT process-orientation and activities into an effective model
Defines the stakeholders and management policy
Monitor, control and sustain different objectives to be met on time.
Incorporates major international standards
This slide summarises the main attributes of the COBIT framework.

8. COBIT Framework Characteristics
It recognizes globally as IT standard practice and audit
Defines IT goals to meet with the business ones and vice versa
User friendly and can be understood by different operators level
Maintain security of different devices that be used through network nodes.
Clear identification of ownership and responsibilities
General acceptability with third parties and regulators
Shared understanding amongst all stakeholders, based on a common language
Meet COSO IT control requirements
This slide summarises the main attributes of the COBIT framework.

9. COBIT: Framework Advantages
It can be work in parallel with our IT techniques and framework,
Provide a well structure and flexible working environment
Provides a well maintained control environment
Update its owns interference according to different safety regulatory
Recent corporate scandals have increased regulatory pressures on boards of directors to report their status and ensure that internal controls are appropriate. This pressure covers IT controls as well
It is a proven to be globally accepted standard to enhance the use of IT for organizational success.
Implement Global IT professionals ideas to improve its activities and to keep in pace with good practice and market needs
It direct and improves IT governance procedures in organizations.

10. IT Governance – COBIT Business Requirements
Aligning business objectives with IT ones
Ensure the implementation and meeting business strategy.
Supported business measures metrics, can ensure to the value delivery and not looking only at the technical aspects.
When organizations implement COBIT, their focus is more process-oriented.
Incidents and problems no longer divert attention from processes.
Exceptions can be clearly defined as part of standard processes.

11. IT Governance – COBIT
With process ownership defined, assigned and accepted, the organization is better able to maintain control through periods of rapid change or organizational crisis.
COBIT maintains the IT life cycle in four categories:
Plan and Organize
Organization policy an procedures
Acquire and Implement
Access level
Deliver and Support
Meet business mission and goals
Monitor and Evaluate
Control and Sustain

12. COBIT Cube: Information Criteria (Cont.)
Effectiveness
Maintain and availability of relevant information in a timely, correct and useful manner when and where it is needed
Efficiency
Enhance the synchronization of tasks and activities to improve operational efficiency
Confidentiality
Protect the sensitivity of information
Integrity
Maintain the accuracy and completeness of different information access to meet with business mission and objectives
Availability
Availability of information when and where is needed, hence securing different network platform e.g. mobility and cloud systems
Compliance
Adherence to laws, policies, regulations along with internal and external policies.
Reliability
Management approval for different IT governance and regulation to meet with economic , market and social needs
Fiduciary Requirements
Security Requirements
Quality Requirements
Information Criteria
IT Resources
IT Processes

13. References
RSD information governance definition
[Kooper, M., Maes, R., and Roos Lindgreen, E. (2011). On the governance of information: Introducing a new concept of governance to support the management of information. International Journal of Information Management, 31(3), ]
White Paper (2011). Ledergerber, Marcus, ed. How the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM)Complements ARMA International’s Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles). EDRM and ARMA International. p. 15.
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