Question 1
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Which question is valid to ask when establishing how to manage the enabler performance?
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Are good practices applied?
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Is security ensured?
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Are operations efficient?
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Is performance monitored?
Question 2
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What type of process goal is compliant with external rules?
Question 3
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What is the Programme Management Phase in the Implementation Life Cycle called when practical solutions are supported by justifiable business cases?
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Build improvements
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Define road map
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Plan programme
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Initiate programme
Question 4
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What component of the Implementation Life Cycle addresses behavioural and cultural aspects of the implementation?
Question 5
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What is the name given to an enterprise communication mechanism for corporate values and desired behaviour?
Question 6
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Which requirement describes ‘contextual quality’ in the Goals Enabler dimension?
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Outcomes should be relevant and complete
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Enablers are available when, and if, needed
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Enablers provide accurate, objective and reputable results
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Outcomes are secured
Question 7
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Which statement is correct about the three COBIT guides, (Process Assessment Model, Assessor Guide, Self-assessment Guide)?
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The Process Assessment Model (PAM) is assessed by the Assessor Guide
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The Program Assessment Model does NOT have any value without the Assessor Guide
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The Self-Assessment Guide is the same as the Assessor Guide, but used internally in an organisation
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The Self-Assessment Guide can be used to prepare for a formal Process Capability Assessment
Question 8
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Which element is a key component of the COBIT 5 Governance Approach?
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Stakeholder Transparency
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Evaluate, Direct and Monitor
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Plan, Build, Run and Monitor
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Governance Scope
Question 9
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Which activity is a good practice of operating principles within the organisation structures enabler?
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Publishing a schedule of Board meetings in advance
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Issuing the boundaries of the organisational structure’s decision rights
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Defining the structure to delegate decision rights
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Documenting the decisions which the structure is authorised to take
Question 10
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What is the purpose of the Goals Cascade?
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Consider the Inputs and Outputs of an IT process in the enterprise
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Define and implement the Enterprise Architecture of an enterprise
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Support alignment between enterprise needs and IT solutions and services
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Support the definition of clear roles and responsibilities in an enterprise
Question 11
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What is the purpose of the policies element within the principles, policies and frameworks model?
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To be open and flexible
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To specify consequences of failing to comply
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To provide detailed guidance on how to put principles into practice
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To express the core values of the enterprise
Question 12
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Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence.
Process [ ? ] is a process attribute for a Predictable process.
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innovation
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performance management
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assessment
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measurement
Question 13
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What do Processes produce as a result of their operation?
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RACI charts
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Cultural aspects
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Service capabilities
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Business goals
Question 14
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What is the MOST suitable process domain for skills such as Portfolio Management?
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Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA)
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Deliver, Service and Support (DSS)
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Build, Acquire and Implement (BAI)
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Align, Plan and Organise (APO)
Question 15
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Which enabler translates desired behaviour into practical guidance?
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Culture, Ethics and Behaviour
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Services, Infrastructure and Applications
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Principles, Policies and Frameworks
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People, Skills and Competencies
Question 16
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Which option is NOT a component of phase 3 in the Implementation Life Cycle?
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Identify role players
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Define Target state
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Communicate the Outcome
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Define the road map
Question 17
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What role is the most senior official of the enterprise who is responsible for aligning IT and business strategies?
Question 18
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Which driver influences Stakeholder needs?
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Good practices
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Contextual quality
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Lag indicators
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Regulatory environment
Question 19
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Which is an important vehicle for executing policies?
Question 20
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What role is responsible for monitoring activities to achieve enterprise objectives in the Governance Approach?
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Governing Body
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Operations
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Stakeholders
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Management
Question 21
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What term is used to describe projects that are duplicated which may indicate a need for improved governance of enterprise IT?
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Mergers and acquisitions
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Pain points
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Trigger events
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IT risk
Question 22
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What is the purpose of the Process Reference Model?
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To be the basis for the capability dimension which defines the rating method to conform to ISO15504
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To be the basis for the process dimension which outlines the structure of the 37 COBIT processes
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To be the basis for the process dimension which gives the specific process references on each capability level
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To contain the generic attributes for the levels two, three, four and five
Question 23
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In what sequence would the following occur in the COBIT 5 Process Reference Model?
1. Build
2. Direct
3. Plan
Question 24
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Identify the missing words in the following sentence.
Enterprise Architecture is considered a skill category for the [ ? ] Process Domain.
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Evaluate, Direct and Monitor (EDM)
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Build, Acquire and Implement (BAI)
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Align, Plan and Organise (APO)
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Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA)
Question 25
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What capability level is an established process?
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Level 6
Question 26
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What are IT-related outcomes, required to achieve enterprise goals, represented by?
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IT-related goals
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Enabler goals
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IT balanced scorecard
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Processes
Question 27
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What is a collection of practices influenced by the enterprise’s policies and procedures that takes input from a number of sources, manipulates the inputs and produces outputs known as?
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Framework
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Policies
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Enablers
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Process
Question 28
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In the PRM, what element provides an overview of what the process does?
Question 29
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How is the Governance Objective of ‘Value Creation’ met?
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By realising benefits
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By optimising resources
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By optimising risk
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All of the above
Question 30
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What is the purpose of the principles element within the principles, policies and frameworks model?
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To be limited in number
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To express the core values of the enterprise
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To be open and flexible to ensure policies achieve the stated purpose
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To provide a logical flow for staff who have to comply with them
Question 31
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Why is a process capability assessment performed?
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To identify process improvement
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To make a cost-benefit analysis of the process
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To judge the quality of the people executing the process
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To define the metrics of the process
Question 32
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In a RACI chart, how is the role of someone who is Responsible for a task described?
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Someone who provides input to the task
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Someone who gets the task done
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Someone who is answerable for the success of the task
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Someone who is receiving information on a task
Question 33
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What are stakeholder needs cascaded into?
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IT-related goals
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Enterprise goals
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Process goals
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Risk Optimisation goals
Question 34
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Which characteristic is necessary for a good policy?
Question 35
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What rating level must a process attain in order to pass an assessment?
Question 36
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Which action is a good practice to help encourage desired behaviour in an enterprise?
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Publishing Operating Principles
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Communicating Skill categories
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Publishing Delegation of Authority procedures
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Appointing Business champions
Question 37
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Which aspect relates to the COBIT 5 key principle ‘Applying a Single Integrated Framework’?
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Aligns with the latest views on Governance
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Provides a simple architecture
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Translates Stakeholder needs into strategy
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Defines the relationship between Governance and Management
Question 38
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Who is an internal stakeholder?
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A customer
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A business partner
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A regulator
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A business executive
Question 39
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What component of the Implementation Life Cycle addresses the question ‘how do we get there’?
Question 40
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When designing an implementation plan for the governance and management of IT, what is an environmental factor that should be taken into consideration?
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Complex IT operating Models
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Hidden and rogue IT spending
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Applicable laws and regulations
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External audit or consultant assessments
Question 41
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Which attribute does NOT apply to a Process Activity?
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Considers the input and outputs of the process
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Supports establishment of clear roles and responsibilities
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Describes a set of implementation steps to achieve a management practice
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Provides statements of actions to deliver benefits
Question 42
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Identify the missing word in the following sentence.
The responsibilities of Management include planning and monitoring activities in alignment with the direction set by the governance body to achieve the [ ? ] objectives.
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enabler
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stakeholder
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IT-related
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enterprise
Question 43
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What is the term used to describe the values by which the enterprise wants to operate?
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Intrinsic quality
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Organisational ethics
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Individual ethics
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Good practices
Question 44
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Which business tool is used to justify business investments?
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Business objectives
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Business case
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Business policies
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Process Capability model
Question 45
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Which statement is NOT a reason why COBIT 5 is an integrated framework?
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It is complete in enterprise coverage
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Provides a simple architecture
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Has to be used with other standards
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Operates with previous ISACA frameworks
Question 46
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Identify the missing words in the following sentence.
Business processes transform knowledge in order to create [ ? ] for an enterprise.
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IT Processes
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information
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data
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value
Question 47
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Which dimension(s) deals specifically with the Process Reference Model?
Question 48
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Which item is a Service capability to deliver internal and external services?
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Frameworks
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Information
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Intrinsic Goal
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Contextual Goal
Question 49
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What does a ‘Lead Indicator’ measure?
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If enabler goals are achieved
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If stakeholder needs are addressed
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If governance is managed
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If good practices are applied
Question 50
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What is the specific information criteria called if it meets only the need of the information consumer?
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Compliant
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Believability
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Ease of operation
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Effective