COBIT-5 practice question 9 of 25

Which of the following COBIT components includes a list of artifacts with links to relevant governance and management practices?

Full set: 160 questions
Answer options
A: Policies and procedures
B: Information flow and items Correct answer
C: Organizational structures
Correct Answer:
B. Information flow and items
Explanation

The COBIT 5 Information enabler component is defined by information items and their interrelationships. These information items are the work products or artifacts used and produced by the governance and management system. The COBIT 5 framework, particularly in the COBIT 5: Enabling Information guide, provides a reference model that includes a comprehensive list of these artifacts (e.g., business case, risk analysis report) and explicitly links them as inputs and outputs to the relevant governance and management practices (processes), thus defining their flow.

Why Incorrect

A. Policies and procedures are specific types of information artifacts themselves, not the overarching component that lists and links all artifacts to practices.
C. Organizational structures define roles, responsibilities, and decision-making bodies; they are not concerned with listing information artifacts and their flows.

References

ISACA. (2012). COBIT 5: A Business Framework for the Governance and Management of Enterprise IT. Page 30, Section 5.3.5, "Enabler 5—Information".

ISACA. (2013). COBIT 5: Enabling Information. Page 19, Section 3.1, "The COBIT 5 Information Model". Appendix A (pages 47-58) provides a detailed list of information items (artifacts) and their descriptions.

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