About COBIT® 2019 Design & Implementation
This course helps IT governance professionals move beyond generic frameworks and build a COBIT 2019 governance system that truly fits their organisation's strategy, risk appetite, and culture. It covers everything from governance theory and design factors through to capability assessment, implementation planning, and long-term monitoring.
You'll start by moving from governance theory into practical design, understanding why governance frameworks often fail in implementation, then apply COBIT design factors and focus areas to real organisational scenarios. From there, the course covers assessing current governance capability and setting target objectives, developing a structured implementation roadmap with proper change management, and finishing with how to integrate COBIT with frameworks like ISO 27001, ITIL, and NIST, plus ongoing performance monitoring.
By the end, you'll have a clear, actionable plan for designing and implementing a COBIT-based governance system that delivers measurable value.
Expected Outcomes
The course is structured around five stages — from governance theory through to integration and continuous improvement — so each skill builds toward a complete governance capability. By the end, you'll be able to:
- Design a tailored IT governance system aligned with organisational strategy using COBIT 2019
- Apply COBIT design factors and focus areas to real-world organisational scenarios
- Assess current governance capabilities and identify performance and maturity gaps
- Define target governance objectives that support enterprise value and risk management
- Develop a structured and prioritised COBIT implementation roadmap
- Integrate COBIT with existing IT, risk, cybersecurity, and compliance frameworks
- Manage organisational change and stakeholder engagement during implementation
- Measure, monitor, and continuously improve governance performance over time
Training Method
The course begins by moving from governance theory to practical design, exploring why governance frameworks often fail and how to define governance scope and objectives. It then covers COBIT design factors and focus areas, including how to tailor governance to enterprise strategy, risk profile, and regulatory requirements.
From there, you'll work through governance capability assessment and target setting, followed by implementation planning and change management, including how to build a roadmap and manage stakeholder resistance. The course closes with integration, monitoring, and continuous improvement, covering how COBIT connects with frameworks like ISO 27001, ITIL, and NIST. Throughout, you'll work through structured instructor-led sessions and interactive discussions using real-world examples across different industries and maturity levels, so you leave with a governance design ready to apply directly in your organisation.
