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CISA Practice Question: Is implementing a new IT governance framework to…
An organization is implementing a new IT governance framework to align IT with business objectives. Which framework focuses on the principles of evaluate-direct-monitor?
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COBIT 2019
COBIT 2019 uses the evaluate-direct-monitor (EDM) governance objective for governance of enterprise IT.
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PMBOK
Why it's wrong here
PMBOK is a project management standard, not an IT governance framework.
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ITIL 4
Why it's wrong here
ITIL 4 focuses on service management, not specifically on evaluate-direct-monitor.
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ISO/IEC 38500
Why it's wrong here
ISO/IEC 38500 provides principles for corporate governance of IT but not the specific EDM objective.
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COBIT 2019
Why this is correct
COBIT 2019 defines governance objectives as evaluate-direct-monitor (EDM).
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