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Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Advanced

Goals Cascade

COBIT mechanism translating stakeholder needs into enterprise goals, alignment goals, and governance and management objectives.

Definition

The goals cascade links stakeholder drivers and needs to enterprise goals, then to alignment goals (formerly IT-related goals), and then to governance and management objectives. It ensures I&T activities support business goals and helps prioritize objectives.

Example

The enterprise goal 'compliance with external laws' cascades to the alignment goal for I&T compliance and to MEA03.

Exam tip

Alignment goals replaced IT-related goals in COBIT 2019.

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