Companies throughout South Africa are fast starting to see the benefits of implementing governance initiatives at the heart of their business. As a result, COBIT and related frameworks are gathering traction and the need for their implementation is foremost on the agenda’s of IT decision-makers.
It is with this that local specialist IT service providers Quintica, is unveiling its certified COBIT 5 training courses, aligned to global standards and accredited by APMG the international examination institute.
“IT governance is forever in the spotlight and with compliance such as King III shaping guidelines to ensure its effective delivery, IT decision-makers are making inroads into establishing governance frameworks that are aligned to their business processes and risk appetite,” states Kerry Evans, MD at Quintica.
“COBIT provides the perfect support for departments looking to improve governance, as it provides a toolset that enables a manager to bridge the gap between control requirements, technical issues and business risks.”
COBIT provides an organisation with a quantifiable plan and roadmap towards governance.
The courses offered by Quintica are the perfect complement to both business and IT professionals, providing training around how IT and business goals are intrinsically linked, offers insights into qualified metrics and maturity models, and ultimately provides insight into shaping the roles of business and IT process owners in light of good governance practices.
“Governance has evolved from a grudge purchase and is now seen as a central component of ‘good business practices’. This can, in part, be seen through the adoption of it by the government in its government-wide ICT governance and minimum information security standards frameworks that are mandated to be implemented by March 2015, and of which COBIT forms a large part,” states Evans.
“But governance cannot be implemented in a vacuum. COBIT is an excellent management starting point, but there are other practices such as ITIL, that when implemented in conjunction with COBIT create a more holistic and manageable view of the IT business. In short, business needs to start taking the role of governance in IT, and its alignment to overall organisational processes, more seriously,” ends Evans.
Quintica has invested significantly in the establishment of its COBIT training practice, has qualified trainers to support its delivery, and is able to offer its customers access to a series of additional courses such as ITIL and ISO 20 000 to support an overall governance strategy for its clients.
It is with this that local specialist IT service providers Quintica, is unveiling its certified COBIT 5 training courses, aligned to global standards and accredited by APMG the international examination institute.
“IT governance is forever in the spotlight and with compliance such as King III shaping guidelines to ensure its effective delivery, IT decision-makers are making inroads into establishing governance frameworks that are aligned to their business processes and risk appetite,” states Kerry Evans, MD at Quintica.
“COBIT provides the perfect support for departments looking to improve governance, as it provides a toolset that enables a manager to bridge the gap between control requirements, technical issues and business risks.”
COBIT provides an organisation with a quantifiable plan and roadmap towards governance.
The courses offered by Quintica are the perfect complement to both business and IT professionals, providing training around how IT and business goals are intrinsically linked, offers insights into qualified metrics and maturity models, and ultimately provides insight into shaping the roles of business and IT process owners in light of good governance practices.
“Governance has evolved from a grudge purchase and is now seen as a central component of ‘good business practices’. This can, in part, be seen through the adoption of it by the government in its government-wide ICT governance and minimum information security standards frameworks that are mandated to be implemented by March 2015, and of which COBIT forms a large part,” states Evans.
“But governance cannot be implemented in a vacuum. COBIT is an excellent management starting point, but there are other practices such as ITIL, that when implemented in conjunction with COBIT create a more holistic and manageable view of the IT business. In short, business needs to start taking the role of governance in IT, and its alignment to overall organisational processes, more seriously,” ends Evans.
Quintica has invested significantly in the establishment of its COBIT training practice, has qualified trainers to support its delivery, and is able to offer its customers access to a series of additional courses such as ITIL and ISO 20 000 to support an overall governance strategy for its clients.