When tailoring the COBIT organization structure to organizational context and priorities, which of the following should be done NEXT after mapping organizational structures with specific responsibility or accountability?

Add two levels of involvement for consulted and informed.

Adapt the COBIT roles and organizational structures.

Revise the organizational hierarchy with job descriptions.

Add two levels of involvement for consulted and informed.

An enterprise is not having success implementing IT governance because key staff are not participating in planning meetings. What is the MOST likely underlying cause?

Lack of senior leadership commitment

Lack of consequences for not attending

Failure to utilize program management principles

Lack of senior leadership commitment

What IT governance implementation approach should be utilized in order to achieve maximum enterprise benefits?

Treating implementation as a program

Separating business and IT-related activities during implementation

Including improvement initiatives in implementation

Treating implementation as a program

What is the BEST way to determine whether IT governance is achieving intended outcomes one year after implementation?

Evaluate performance measurements identified in the business case

Survey the satisfaction level of key business stakeholders.

Review change drivers to determine whether corresponding changes were successful.

Which of the following should be scheduled for completion FIRST when prioritizing improvement initiatives?

Initiatives that are easiest to achieve and will garner business benefits

Initiatives that are the least expensive in order to lower risk due to failure

Initiatives that are easiest to achieve and will garner business benefits

Initiatives with the lowest cost regardless of expected business value

IT governance has been operating for three years and is satisfactorily achieving desired outcomes. What would be the PRIMARY purpose of reexamining the IT strategic plan?

To assess improvement opportunities

To lower service delivery costs

To identify newly emerging risks

To assess improvement opportunities

What is the PRIMARY role of business leadership when defining the future state in a business case?

Assess proposed solutions against goals.

Review compliance with legal issues.

Verify the as-is assessment results.

Determine capabilities required from IT.

l&T-related issues should be considered as part of the design factors for a governance system in order to manage:

risks that have a high probability.

risks that have already materialized.

An enterprise will often fail to realize implementation commitments during the execution of an EGIT implementation program plan if it:

focuses on enabling IT value over business value.

leverages existing mechanisms and ways of working.

simplifies the implementation process.

reduces projects into smaller executable pieces.

focuses on enabling IT value over business value.

Which of the following components should be considered for inclusion when considering the threat landscape design factor?

Information security focus areas

Compliance and assurance capabilities

Information flows including security policy

Information security focus areas

An enterprise has been consistently growing over the years and has decided to adapt the COBIT framework from the growth perspective of the balanced scorecard dimensions. Which of the following enterprise goals is MOST relevant to select?

Product and business innovation

Customer-oriented service culture

Optimization of business process costs

Product and business innovation

What is the function of a mapping table when determining the initial scope of a new governance system?

It indicates the relevance of a governance or management objective with a particular design factor.

It provides a means for calculating the cost/benefit associated with prioritized governance and management objectives.

It indicates the relevance of a governance or management objective with a particular design factor.

It indicates the degree of alignment of each governance and management objective with enterprise strategy.

It provides a high level view of the importance of governance and management objectives for presentation purposes.

Which of the following is an important desired outcome to be achieved from the execution of an EGIT implementation program plan?

Transition of EGIT projects into the enterprise's normal development life cycle

Completion of EGIT project implementation regardless of the amount of time required

Transition of EGIT projects into the enterprise's normal development life cycle

Development of a record of unapproved EGIT projects

Mitigation of all risks associated with the implementation of EGIT projects

What is the BEST approach when determining which of the archetype enterprise strategies most closely aligns with an enterprise's own strategy?

Select the strategy archetype most closely aligned to the enterprise's information and technology risk profile.

Select a mix of equally important strategy archetypes.

Select one primary strategy archetype and only one secondary strategy archetype.

Select all the strategy archetypes that are applicable to the enterprise.

Select the strategy archetype most closely aligned to the enterprise's information and technology risk profile.

Which of the following stakeholders ensures the business case and program plan are realistic and achievable?

Chief information officer (CIO)

When considering the role of IT design factor, and the design factor value is strategic, which of the following should be a management objective priority?

Managed budget and costs (APO06)

When considering the IT implementation methods design factor, and the design factor value is DevOps, which of the following should be a management objective priority?

Managed solution identification and build (BAI03)

Managed change acceptance and transitioning (BAI07)

Managed availability and capacity (BAI04)

Managed service requests and incidents (DSS02)

Managed solution identification and build (BAI03)

A privately held company is planning to be listed on the stock exchange and is working on meeting regulatory requirements. After considering an assessment by external consultants, the company has decided to implement the process 'Ensured Stakeholder Engagement.' Who is BEST suited for this responsibility?

The board and executive management

Chief information security officer

What is the role of the internal audit function when defining the EGIT target state?

Provide advice and assist with target-state positioning and gap priorities.

Prepare the detailed business case and high-level program plan.

Align targeted process improvement solutions to enterprise goals.

Develop and communicate a change enablement plan and objectives.

When tailoring COBIT 2019 to enterprise requirements, which of the following is the PRIMARY objective of preparing a risk profile?

To identify areas of risk that exceed risk appetite

To identify areas of risk that require mitigation

To identify areas of risk that cause technology disruption

To identify areas of risk that impact business continuity

To identify areas of risk that exceed risk appetite

What is the PRIMARY benefit of conducting a high-level risk analysis during governance design?

Prioritizing governance and management objectives

Establishing a risk response strategy

Identifying enterprise key risk indicators (KRl)

Prioritizing governance and management objectives

Communicating IT and business risk scenarios

Which of the following is an important component for an enterprise strategy archetype of growth/acquisition as defined by COBIT 2019?

Support for the portfolio management role with an investment office

Important influence of culture and behavior component for innovation

Services, infrastructure, and applications component

An enterprise plans to outsource all of its noncore IT operations but wants to ensure the proper level of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) controls. Which of the following governance and management objectives would provide the MOST relevant management practices for the enterprise?

APO09 Managed Service Agreements

Which projects should be included when reporting on performance measurements related to an EGIT implementation program plan?

All projects deemed appropriate by IT management

Only projects that require corrective action

All projects deemed appropriate by IT management

Only projects that are achieving desired results

Responsibility for developing an EGIT business case outline and details resides with which of the following?

CIO and program steering committee

IT managers and IT process owners

CIO and program steering committee

Board of directors and business executives

Risk and compliance function and IT audit

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