When designing an IT governance system, the NEXT step after considering the enterprise's strategic business objectives is to assess:
A. the enterprise's risk profile.
B. the IT implementation method.
C. the role of IT within the enterprise.
Which of the following MUST be defined before determining alignment goals?
A. External laws and regulations
B. Stakeholder drivers and needs
C. Governance and management objectives
What would be the PRIMARY reason for management to conduct a process capability assessment?
A. To better understand the current state as compared to the target
B. To better understand the cost of implementing the improved process
C. To better understand the current level of risk versus future risk
Which COBIT principle addresses the need to consider how many changes in technology or strategy impact the enterprise governance system as a whole?
A. A governance system should be tailored to the enterprise's needs.
B. A governance system should cover the enterprise end to end.
C. A governance system should be dynamic.
Which of the following performance measures is used to assess a specific focus area?
A. Maturity level
B. Key goal indicator
C. Process capability rating
What is the PRIMARY benefit of conducting a high-level risk analysis during governance design?
A. Establishing a risk response strategy
B. Identifying enterprise key risk indicators (KRl)
C. Prioritizing governance and management objectives
D. Communicating IT and business risk scenarios
An enterprise has hired a consultant to resolve the issue of multiple IT-enabled change initiatives frequently being delivered late and failing to meet business needs. Which of the following management objectives from the COBIT core model is BEST for the consultant to recommend for developing a governance and management system?
A. DSS03 Managed Problems
B. APO10 Managed Vendors
C. AP014 Managed Data
D. BAI11 Managed Projects
What functional task area is responsible for assessing the potential return on investment (ROI) during future state planning?
A. Continuous improvement
B. Change enablement
C. Risk management
D. Program management
The design factor associated with a highly regulated enterprise is likely to attribute MORE importance to which of the following?
A. Managed strategy and operations
B. Documented work products and policies
C. Understanding of the business by IT professionals
An enterprise interested in adapting COBIT components with related documentation such as inputs and outputs references should refer to:
A. process activities
B. process practices
C. goals and metrics