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Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Advanced

ISO/IEC 38500

International standard providing principles for the governance of IT by boards and governing bodies.

Definition

ISO/IEC 38500 defines six principles (responsibility, strategy, acquisition, performance, conformance, human behavior) and the Evaluate-Direct-Monitor model for directors. It is the basis for COBIT's governance domain concepts.

Example

A board adopts ISO/IEC 38500 principles to evaluate major IT investments.

Exam tip

Evaluate, Direct, Monitor originates in ISO/IEC 38500 and appears in COBIT's EDM domain.

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