Exam AQUESTION 1

Which principle is key for the governance and management of enterprise ?

A.Managing IT OperationsB.Ensure Resource Optimisation C.Enabling A
Holistic ApproachD.Managing Information
Correct Answer:
C
ExplanationExplanation/Reference:
COBIT 5 is based on five key principles for governance and management of
enterprise IT:
Principle 1: Meeting Stakeholder Needs
Enterprises exist to create value for their stakeholders bymaintaining abalance
between the realisation of benefits and the optimisation of risk and use of resources.
Principle 2: Covering the Enterprise End-to-end
COBIT 5 integrates governance of enterprise IT intoenterprisegovernance: It
covers all functions and processes within the enterprise; COBIT 5 does not focus
only on the ITfunction, buttreats information and related technologies as assets that
need to be dealt with just like any other asset byeveryone inthe enterprise. It
considers all IT-related governance and management enablers to be enterprisewide
and end-to-end,i.e., inclusiveof everything and everyoneinternal and externalthat
is relevant to governance and management ofenterpriseinformation and related IT.
Principle 3: Applying a Single, Integrated Framework
There are many IT-related standards and goodpractices, eachproviding guidance
on a subset of IT activities. COBIT 5 aligns with other relevant standards
andframeworks at a highlevel, and thus can serve as the overarching framework for
governance and management of enterprise IT.
Principle 4: Enabling a Holistic Approach
Efficient and effective governance and management ofenterprise ITrequire a
holistic approach, taking into account several interacting components. COBIT 5
defines a set ofenablers tosupport the implementation of a comprehensive
governance and management system for enterprise IT.Enablers arebroadly defined
as anything that can help to achieve the objectives of the enterprise. The COBIT
5framework definesseven categories of enablers: Principles, Policies and
Frameworks Processes Organisational Structures Culture, Ethics and
Behaviour Information Services, Infrastructure and Applications People, Skills
and Competencies
Principle 5: Separating Governance From Management
The COBIT 5 framework makes a cleardistinctionbetween governance and
management. These two disciplines encompass different types of activities,require
differentorganisational structures and serve different purposes. COBIT 5s view on
this key distinction betweengovernance andmanagement is:

 GovernanceGovernance ensures that stakeholder needs, conditions and options

are evaluated to determine balanced,agreed-on enterprise objectives to be achieved;
setting direction through prioritisation and decision making;and monitoring
performance and compliance against agreed-on direction and objectives.In most
enterprises, overall governance is the responsibility of the board of directors under
the leadership ofthechairperson. Specific governance responsibilities may be
delegated to special organisational structures atanappropriate level, particularly in
larger, complex enterprises. ManagementManagement plans, builds, runs and
monitors activities in alignment with the direction set by thegovernancebody to
achieve the enterprise objectives.In most enterprises, management is the
responsibility of the executive management under the leadership ofthe
chiefexecutive officer (CEO).Together, these five principles enable the enterprise to
build an effective governance and managementframework thatoptimises information
and technology investment and use for the benefit of stakeholders.
QUESTION 2
What percentage represents F - full achievement of an attribute in an assessed
process, defined by theCOBIT 5 assessment approach?A . 1 0 0 B . 8 5 % t o
1 0 0 % C . 7 5 % t o 1 0 0 % D.On average 85 %
Correct Answer:
B
ExplanationExplanation/Reference:The Measurement Framework
COBIT assessment process measures the extent to which a given process achieves
the process attributes:
N Not achieved 0 to 15% achievement
- There is little or no evidence of achievement of thedefined attribute in the assessed
process.
P Partially achieved >15% to 50% achievement
- There is evidence of an approach to andsome achievement of the defined attribute
in the assessment approach. Some aspects ofachievement of the attribute may be
unpredictable.
L Largely achieved >50% to 85% achievement
- There is evidence of a systematic approachto, and significant achievement of, the
defined attribute in the assessed process. Some weaknessrelated to this attribute
may exist in the assessed process.
F Fully achieved >85% to 100% achievement
- There is evidence of a complete andsystematic approach to and full achievement of
the defined attribute in the assessed process. Nosignificant weakness related to this
attribute exist in the assessed process.**
Note
to pass a process capability level, a process must achieve either an L Largely or F
Fully.**
Note
also that to be able to move to another level of assessment any deficiencies that
scored L Largely must be improved to an F Fully before an enterprise can move
on.
QUESTION 3
Identify the missing word in the following sentence.The definition of ------------- is a
collection of practices influenced by the enterprise's policies and proceduresthat

takes input from a number of sources, manipulates the inputs and produces
outputs.A . p r i n c i p l e s B.intrinsic goals