An intensive professional development training course on
COBIT® 2019 Design & Implementation
Designing, Customizing, and Implementing Effective Governance of Enterprise IT
Why Choose COBIT® 2019 Design & Implementation Training Course?
While understanding IT governance principles is essential, real organizational value is achieved only when governance frameworks are designed correctly and implemented effectively. Many organizations struggle not because they lack frameworks, but because they apply them generically—without considering business strategy, risk appetite, regulatory environment, or organizational culture.
This training course goes beyond theory and focuses on how to design, implement, and sustain a COBIT-based governance system. Participants will learn how to assess current governance maturity, define target governance objectives, prioritize initiatives, manage change, and measure performance. The course also addresses common implementation challenges such as resistance to change, unclear ownership, and integration with existing frameworks like ISO 27001, ITIL, NIST, and enterprise risk management systems.
Through practical guidance, real-world examples, and structured implementation steps, this course equips professionals with the skills needed to turn COBIT 2019 into an operational governance capability that delivers value, controls risk, and supports compliance and digital transformation initiatives.
What are the Goals?
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Design a tailored IT governance system using COBIT 2019
- Apply COBIT design factors and focus areas to real organizations
- Assess current governance capabilities and identify gaps
- Define target governance objectives aligned with business strategy
- Develop a structured COBIT implementation roadmap
- Integrate COBIT with existing IT, risk, and compliance frameworks
- Manage change and stakeholder engagement during implementation
- Measure and monitor governance performance and improvement
Who is this Training Course for?
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- CIOs, IT Directors, and Senior IT Managers
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) professionals
- IT auditors and assurance professionals
- Risk managers and internal control specialists
- Cybersecurity and information security leaders
- Digital transformation and enterprise architects
- Consultants and advisors responsible for IT governance design
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes an interactive mixture of lecture-led learning & group discussions.
The Course Content
- Review of COBIT 2019 core concepts
- Governance vs. management: practical implications
- Why governance frameworks fail in implementation
- Introduction to COBIT design and implementation lifecycle
- Understanding stakeholder needs and enterprise context
- Defining governance scope and objectives
- Overview of COBIT design factors
- Enterprise strategy and goals
- Risk profile and risk appetite
- Compliance and regulatory requirements
- IT role and sourcing model
- Technology adoption strategy
- Understanding COBIT focus areas
- Selecting relevant governance and management objectives
- Tailoring COBIT to organizational size and industry
- Assessing current-state governance capability
- Capability levels and performance measurement concepts
- Identifying gaps and improvement priorities
- Defining target governance objectives
- Prioritization of governance initiatives
- Linking governance objectives to enterprise value
- COBIT implementation phases and activities
- Developing a COBIT implementation roadmap
- Roles, responsibilities, and accountability structures
- Change management and stakeholder engagement
- Overcoming resistance to governance initiatives
- Resource planning and quick wins
- Integrating COBIT with ISO 27001 and information security, ITIL and service management, NIST and cybersecurity frameworks, and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
- Governance performance monitoring and reporting
- Continuous improvement and maturity evolution
- Common implementation pitfalls and lessons learned
- Course review, implementation checklist, and next steps
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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