Introducing COBIT 5

COBIT 5 is the only business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. This evolutionary version incorporates the latest thinking in enterprise governance and management techniques and provides globally accepted principles, practices, analytical tools and models to help increase the trust in, and value from, information systems. COBIT 5 builds and expands on COBIT 4.1 by integrating other major frameworks, standards and resources, including ISACA’s Val IT and Risk IT, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) and related standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Benefits:
COBIT 5 helps enterprises of all sizes:

• Maintain high-quality information to support business decisions
• Achieve strategic goals and realize business benefits through effective and innovative use of IT
• Achieve operational excellence through reliable, efficient application of technology
• Maintain IT-related risk at an acceptable level
• Optimize the cost of IT services and technology
• Support compliance with relevant laws, regulations, contractual agreements and policies

About the presenter:

Robert E. Stroud, CGEIT CRISC (Former ISACA Intl VP)
Robert Stroud serves as a vice president Innovation and Strategy within the Service & Portfolio Management team at CA Technologies, on the ISACA Strategic Advisory Board (SAC), is the Co-Chair of INSIGHTS 2012 and a long-term contributor and leader for COBIT and other ISACA frameworks.

Stroud is dedicated to the development of industry trends, strategy and communication of industry best practices. He acts as a strong advocate for the governance, security, risk and assurance communities – working closely with users, industry organizations, government agencies, and IT luminaries to author, develop and communicate standards and best practices.  He is a mentor to many individuals and organizations, advising them on their implementations to ensure they drive maximum business value from their investments in IT enabled Business Governance.

An industry veteran, Stroud has significant practical industry experience and is a recognized industry thought leader. A global authority on governance with contributions to industry knowledge in multiple publications including COBIT 4.0, 4.1 and COBIT 5, Guidance for Basel II and multiple ISO standards.

Stroud is considered a global authority in governance management, and has provided strong leadership with the ITIL Update Project Board, ITIL v3 Advisory Group, ITIL v3 mentor and reviewer and the itSMF movement in the US and Internationally and has contributed to several titles on ITSM.

Stroud spent more than 15 years in the finance industry successfully managing multiple initiatives in both the IT and retail banking sectors related to security, service management and process governance.