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CISA Practice Question: Is a principle of ISO/IEC 38500 for corporate…
Which of the following is a principle of ISO/IEC 38500 for corporate governance of IT?
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Strategy
ISO/IEC 38500 outlines six principles: responsibility, strategy, acquisition, performance, conformance, and human behavior.
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Start where you are
Why it's wrong here
This is an ITIL guiding principle.
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Optimise and automate
Why it's wrong here
This is an ITIL guiding principle.
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Strategy
Why this is correct
ISO/IEC 38500 defines six principles for IT governance, one of which is "Strategy," requiring that IT plans align with and support the organisation’s current and future business objectives. This satisfies the stem’s constraint of identifying a governance principle, as distinct from frameworks like COBIT or ITIL that focus on management processes or service delivery.
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Focus on value
Why it's wrong here
This is an ITIL guiding principle, not ISO/IEC 38500.
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