Governing IT: Setting Control Objectives – Part II

General managerial objectives, such as maintaining satisfactory performance levels, can be translated into detail IT objectives defining acceptable IT configuration characteristics. The primary purpose of these detailed IT configuration objectives is to guide IT owners and designers in the selection of appropriate IT controls. Therefore, reflecting the COBIT framework, IT statements of objectives should address the following areas affecting the availability, compliance, confidentiality, effectiveness, efficiency, integrity and/or reliability of information:

· Planning

· Organization

· Acquisition

· Implementation

· Delivery

· Support

· Monitoring

· Evaluation

“View Part I of the Governing IT: Setting Control Objectives series here“