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Introduction to COBIT
An overview of the COBIT framework, which takes a top-down approach to IT governance with emphasis on four PPM-related areas: planning and organization; acquisition and implementation; delivery and support; and monitoring and evaluation.
In the quest for a practical framework for IT governance and control, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the IT Governance Institute created the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) in 1996 for IT. Four editions have been published since November 2005, with the most recent incremental release, 4.1, featuring streamlined control objectives and application controls, improved process controls, and an enhanced explanation of performance management.
COBIT has been rapidly adopted across major organizations, particularly in the United States, where it assists in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and Europe. The framework bridges the gap between risks, control needs and technical implementation approaches. It provides a processes-oriented structure classified by domain, which identifies the resources to be leveraged, defines the control objectives to be considered, and incorporates major international standards.
COBIT outlines 34 high-level objectives that cover multiple sub-objectives across four domains:
Planning and Organization – Defining the …
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