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Where's the COBIT 5 training?

Submitted by skeptic on Wed, 2013-03-13 20:40

Here we go again. COBIT 5 is hot: the industry itches to get using it. APMG is signed up to roll out the training programme. The ITIL V3 training courses faced a similar situation a few years back. The ITIL training courses (also administered by APMG) came out later than promised, much to the frustration of an industry busting to put it to work. Now we see the same thing again with COBIT 5. Rattle your dags, ISACA and APMG!

Interpreting COBIT licensing

Submitted by skeptic on Mon, 2013-01-07 00:26

A reader asked about apparently contradictory information on COBIT licensing requirements for consultants. Here is my interpretation:

Breaking news: APMG to accredit COBIT5 training industry. Fort COBIT?

Submitted by skeptic on Thu, 2012-08-16 23:02

In a press release today, ISACA announced

Four new COBIT 5 training courses will be launched over the next five months as the result of a new partnership between ISACA and APMG-International.

COBIT5

Submitted by skeptic on Wed, 2012-08-08 23:01

COBIT5 is a very very important development for the IT industry. It deserves more attention. It may even be The Next Big Thing.

More Future of IT Management

Submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2012-06-15 01:37

The IT SwamiIn which the IT Swami updates his vision of the future of ITSM and the IT Skeptic looks forward to upcoming conferences.

Governors govern

Submitted by skeptic on Mon, 2012-06-04 22:40

I've said it before on this blog a number of times but it bears repeating: governors govern.

Why COBIT wins in a showdown with ITIL

Submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2012-05-11 01:29

ImageI like ITIL. I use it quite a bit. But it puzzles me why ITIL is the default source of bestgood, generally accepted practice for IT processespractices. Often people talk as if it is the only source.

My default source of IT good practice is COBIT. It wins over ITIL, hands down.

COBIT 5 copyright terms confirmed. And the name may be used.

Submitted by skeptic on Tue, 2012-05-08 10:25

Not long ago, I blogged about how COBIT 5 looked like it would be a much more accessible framework for consultants to use, without the restraints of ITIL. It is true. Castle ITIL should take note, but will they?

COBIT 5 will be released in April

Submitted by skeptic on Wed, 2012-03-14 23:28

ISACA have announced to members that COBIT 5 will be released in "mid-April".

The release includes three publications:

  • COBIT 5 (Framework)
  • COBIT 5: Enabling Processes
  • COBIT 5 Implementation

...and a "toolkit", an undefined "set of resources". I smell spreadsheets.

Cost to ISACA members for the pdf version? Nada. Free. Suck on that Cabinet Office/TSO/itSMF.

And ISACA is providing a separate download server for members so as not to have to compete for bandwidth with the great unwashed masses.

The difference between ITIL and COBIT for consultants: four words

Submitted by skeptic on Mon, 2012-02-06 01:46

As a consultant, COBIT is my first-choice body of knowledge for my engagements. I go to it first* to assess, to frame, to define, to justify, to audit. I turn to ITIL second, when I need more detail, or when I need the authority of the holy of holies to justify what I suggest. There are two reasons for this:

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