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CHAPTER 5<br />

COBIT 5 PROCESS REFERENCE GUIDE CONTENTS<br />

Area: Management<br />

APO08 Manage Relationships<br />

Domain: Align, Plan and Organise<br />

Process Description<br />

Manage the relationship between the business and IT in a formalised and transparent way that ensures a focus on achieving a common and shared goal<br />

of successful enterprise outcomes in support of strategic goals and within the constraint of budgets and risk tolerance. Base the relationship on mutual<br />

trust, using open and understandable terms and common language and a willingness to take ownership and accountability for key decisions.<br />

Process Purpose Statement<br />

Create improved outcomes, increased confidence, trust in IT and effective use of resources.<br />

The process supports the achievement of a set of primary IT-related goals:<br />

IT-related Goal Related Metrics<br />

01 Alignment of IT and business strategy � ������� �� ���������� ��������� ����� ��� ������������ ��������� ��<br />

IT strategic goals<br />

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programmes and services<br />

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07 Delivery of IT services in line with business requirements � ������ �� �������� ����������� ��� �� �� ������� ���������<br />

� ������� �� �������� ������������ ��������� ���� �� ������� �������� �����<br />

agreed-on service levels<br />

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12 Enablement and support of business processes by integrating<br />

applications and technology into business processes<br />

� ������ �� �������� ���������� ��������� ������ �� ����������<br />

integration errors<br />

� ������ �� �������� ������� ������� ���� ���� �� �� ������� ��<br />

reworked because of technology integration issues<br />

� ������ �� ���������� �������� ���������� ������� �� ���������<br />

additional cost due to technology integration issues<br />

� ������ �� ������������ �� �������� ��������������� ��������� �� ����� ���<br />

not integrated<br />

17 Knowledge, expertise and initiatives for business innovation � ����� �� �������� ��������� ��������� ��� ������������� �� ��<br />

innovation possibilities<br />

� ����� �� ����������� ������������ ���� ������ �� �� ���������� ���������<br />

and ideas<br />

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Process Goals and Metrics<br />

Process Goal Related Metrics<br />

1. Business strategies, plans and requirements are well understood,<br />

documented and approved.<br />

� ������� �� ��������� �� �� �������� ���� ����������<br />

business requirements<br />

2. Good relationships exist between the enterprise and IT. � ������� �� ���� ��� �� ��������� ������������ �������<br />

3. Business stakeholders are aware of technology-enabled opportunities. � ������ �� �������� ����������� ���������� ����� �� ���������<br />

� ��������� ���� �� ���������� ������������� �� ���������� ���������<br />

Personal Copy of: Mr. Dong Hong Wang<br />

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Align, Plan and Organise

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