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Why Choose COBIT® 2019 for Digital Transformation & AI Governance Training Course?

COBIT® 2019 for Digital Transformation & AI Governance Training Course is designed for organizations facing the fast-paced changes brought by AI, automation, cloud computing, and intelligent platforms. These technologies create immense opportunities, but they also introduce new governance challenges such as ethical risks, data misuse, algorithmic bias, regulatory uncertainty, cybersecurity exposure, and accountability gaps.

Many digital transformation initiatives fail not due to technical limitations but because of weak governance, poor alignment with business strategy, unclear decision rights, and inadequate oversight of emerging technologies. As AI becomes a core part of decision-making, organizations need governance structures that enable innovation while ensuring control, transparency, and accountability.

This training course focuses on applying COBIT 2019 principles, objectives, and governance mechanisms to digital transformation and AI initiatives. Participants will learn how to build governance models that support innovation while managing risk, integrating AI governance into enterprise GRC frameworks, and providing executive-level oversight. The course bridges the gap between technology innovation and enterprise governance, empowering leaders to govern digital and AI transformation with strategic clarity and confidence.

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply COBIT 2019 to govern digital transformation initiatives
  • Establish governance structures for AI and emerging technologies
  • Align digital and AI strategies with enterprise objectives and value creation
  • Integrate AI risk management into enterprise governance and GRC frameworks
  • Define roles, accountability, and decision rights for AI systems
  • Support ethical, transparent, and responsible AI governance
  • Monitor performance, risk, and compliance of digital and AI initiatives

This course aims to equip participants with practical skills to govern AI and digital initiatives effectively. You will learn to align governance frameworks with business strategy, manage AI risks, and ensure compliance while enabling innovation. The outcome is a stronger governance model that balances value creation and risk management across digital transformation and AI initiatives.

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable for professionals involved in digital transformation and AI initiatives, including those responsible for governance, risk, and strategic oversight. It is ideal for leaders who need to guide AI and digital programs within an enterprise governance framework.

This course will greatly benefit:

  • Digital transformation leaders and executives
  • CIOs, CTOs, and Chief Digital Officers
  • AI governance, data governance, and analytics leaders
  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) professionals
  • Innovation managers and enterprise architects
  • Cybersecurity and IT risk professionals
  • Internal auditors and assurance professionals
  • Consultants supporting digital and AI transformation

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This training course uses proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding and retention. The learning approach includes interactive lectures, group discussions, and real-world governance scenarios to strengthen practical application.

Participants will engage in an interactive mix of lecture-led sessions and collaborative discussions, enabling them to apply COBIT 2019 principles directly to digital and AI initiatives. Each day builds on the previous one, guiding participants from foundational concepts to practical governance implementation.

The course content is structured into five days, covering digital transformation governance, COBIT objectives, AI risks, integration with other frameworks, and performance monitoring. The learning experience culminates with a course review and a governance roadmap, providing clear next steps for implementing AI governance in real-world environments.

The Course Content

  • Digital transformation as a strategic governance challenge
  • AI as a driver of value, risk, and disruption
  • Common governance failures in digital and AI initiatives
  • Overview of COBIT® 2019 framework
  • Governance vs. management in digital transformation
  • Positioning AI and digital programs within enterprise governance
  • Review of COBIT governance and management domains
  • Governance domain (EDM): oversight of digital and AI initiatives
  • Management domains and relevance to transformation:
  • APO: digital strategy, innovation, and data governance
  • BAI: AI system design, development, and deployment
  • DSS: digital operations, AI-enabled services, and resilience
  • MEA: monitoring digital performance, risk, and compliance
  • Selecting COBIT objectives for AI and digital governance
  • Understanding AI-specific risks
  • Algorithmic bias and fairness
  • Data quality and privacy
  • Transparency and explainability
  • Automation risk and decision accountability
  • Defining AI risk appetite and governance policies
  • Roles and responsibilities in AI governance
  • Integrating AI governance into enterprise GRC
  • Using COBIT goals cascade for AI alignment
  • COBIT and digital transformation frameworks
  • COBIT alignment with Data governance and analytics models, AI ethics and responsible AI principles, and Cybersecurity and privacy frameworks
  • Governing AI across the lifecycle
  • Avoiding innovation bottlenecks while maintaining control
  • Governance metrics for digital and AI initiatives
  • Measuring value and outcomes of digital transformation
  • AI performance management and governance indicators
  • Board-level reporting on digital and AI initiatives
  • Role of internal audit and assurance in AI governance
  • Continuous improvement of digital governance systems
  • Course review, governance roadmap, and next steps

Certificate

  • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

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