01. Which governance system component should be addressed first when an enterprise finds that decision rights for approving cloud security exceptions are unclear and different teams are making conflicting approvals?
a) Organizational structures (decision-making bodies and roles)
b) Information flows and reporting outputs
c) Policies and procedures for security operations
d) Culture, ethics and behavior expectations
02. What is the best example of a “component” in COBIT 2019 used to sustain governance outcomes across business and IT stakeholders?
a) A single KPI dashboard used by the CIO
b) Processes, policies/procedures, structures, information flows, people skills, culture, and services/infrastructure
c) A single maturity model used for all enterprise functions
d) A project plan used to deploy a new ITSM tool
03. Which principle is best reflected when the board sets direction and monitors outcomes, while management executes planning and operations without the board taking over day-to-day control?
a) Governance Distinct From Management
b) Holistic Approach
c) Tailored to Enterprise Needs
d) End-to-End Governance System
04. What is the best description of COBIT 2019’s purpose for enterprise governance of information and technology (EGIT)?
a) A software tool that enforces technical security controls across networks
b) A governance and management framework used to create value from I&T while balancing benefits, risk and resources
c) A project management methodology for IT delivery teams
d) A compliance checklist limited to financial reporting systems
05. Which business case justification is most aligned with COBIT’s value focus when requesting funding for an EGIT improvement program?
a) Maximize benefits regardless of risk exposure and required resources
b) Reduce risk only, even if it significantly impairs business value delivery
c) Demonstrate a balanced outcome across expected benefits, risk reduction, and resource investment
d) Prioritize technical modernization without linking to stakeholder needs or enterprise goals
06. What is the most appropriate governance system component to strengthen when audit issues repeatedly show policies exist but teams follow informal workarounds because “that’s how we’ve always done it”?
a) Services, infrastructure and applications
b) Processes
c) Information
d) Culture, ethics and behavior
07. Which component is most directly improved when an enterprise creates standardized templates for steering committee updates, including decision logs, escalation criteria and status reporting?
a) Information
b) Processes
c) People, skills and competencies
d) Services, infrastructure and applications
08. What does COBIT 2019 performance management most directly use to express how well a process achieves its capability level?
a) A binary achieved/not-achieved status with no intermediate states
b) Achievement categories such as fully, largely, partially, or not achieved based on percentage ranges
c) Only qualitative narratives without thresholds or categories
d) A single maturity level applied to the entire enterprise without process-level variation
09. Which component is most directly addressed when an enterprise defines a formal architecture review board and assigns it authority to approve reference architectures and exceptions?
a) Policies and procedures
b) Information
c) Organizational structures
d) People, skills and competencies
10. Which principle is most directly supported when an enterprise improves governance by combining process changes, role/accountability updates, better information flows and targeted skills development?
a) Tailored to Enterprise Needs
b) Governance Distinct From Management
c) End-to-End Governance System
d) Holistic Approach
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