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CHAPTER 3<br />

THE COBIT 5 PROCESS MODEL<br />

CHAPTER 3<br />

THE COBIT 5 PROCESS MODEL<br />

<strong>Processes</strong> are one of the seven enabler categories for governance and management of enterprise IT, as explained in<br />

COBIT 5, chapter 5. The specifics for the processes enabler compared to the generic enabler description are shown<br />

in figure 8.<br />

Enabler Dimension<br />

Enabler Performance<br />

Management<br />

Figure 8—COBIT 5 Enabler: <strong>Processes</strong><br />

Stakeholders Goals Life Cycle Good Practices<br />

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A process is defined as ‘a collection of practices influenced by the enterprise’s policies and procedures that takes<br />

inputs from a number of sources (including other processes), manipulates the inputs and produces outputs<br />

(e.g., products, services)’.<br />

The process model shows:<br />

� Stakeholders—<strong>Processes</strong> have internal and external stakeholders, with their own roles; stakeholders and their<br />

responsibility levels are documented in charts that show who is responsible, accountable, consulted or informed<br />

(RACI). External stakeholders include customers, business partners, shareholders and regulators. Internal stakeholders<br />

include board, management, staff and volunteers.<br />

� Goals—Process goals are defined as ‘a statement describing the desired outcome of a process. An outcome can be an<br />

artefact, a significant change of a state or a significant capability improvement of other processes’. They are part of<br />

the goals cascade, i.e., process goals support IT-related goals, which in turn support enterprise goals.<br />

Process goals can be categorised as:<br />

– Intrinsic goals—Does the process have intrinsic quality? Is it accurate and in line with good practice? Is it<br />

compliant with internal and external rules?<br />

– Contextual goals—Is the process customised and adapted to the enterprise’s specific situation? Is the process<br />

relevant, understandable, easy to apply?<br />

– Accessibility and security goals—The process remains confidential, when required, and is known and accessible to<br />

those who need it.<br />

At each level of the goals cascade, hence also for processes, metrics are defined to measure the extent to which goals are<br />

achieved. Metrics can be defined as ‘a quantifiable entity that allows the measurement of the achievement of a process<br />

goal. Metrics should be SMART—specific, measurable, actionable, relevant and timely’.<br />

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