IT Governance, Risk and Compliance

INTRODUCTION

This intensive 5-day training course on IT Governance, Risk and Compliance offers attendees a comprehensive primer on optimizing IT governance to align with organizational goals. Participants will gain expertise to implement governance frameworks that enhance strategic IT decision-making in support of business objectives. 

Core focus areas include translating governance principles into practice, managing IT-related risks, and ensuring legal/regulatory compliance. Participants will be equipped to structure oversight processes that reduce operational and security exposures while proving due diligence. Training course completion provides the knowledge necessary to improve IT performance, build trust with partners, demonstrate transparency to stakeholders, and ultimately catalyse achievement of overarching enterprise strategies.

This GLOMACS training course will highlight:

• The IT audit best practices
• IT Cybersecurity Threats, Vulnerabilities, Risk Assessment and Mitigation
• IT Incident Response, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Most significant IT Governance, Risk and Compliance standards
• The Basic Principles of Information Security

Objectives

At the end of this training course, you will learn to:

• Develop skills in identifying and combating threats related to IT security.
• Learn about the whole range of cyber security risks, issues, and threats and how to put effective controls and solutions in place.
• Develop policy and communications to help address IT governance, compliance, and compliance.
• Understand how to communicate security awareness and training.
• Improve working knowledge, global industry standards and best practices in IT Governance

Training Methodology

Participants to this training course will receive a thorough training using several techniques that include coverage of material, discussions, breakout exercises, videos, and tests. The hands-on breakout exercises will be performed in groups and will enable participants to apply the material to real world scenarios with active discussions with other members of the group. Pre-tests and post-tests will measure what was learned in this training course.

Organisational Impact

The organization will benefit from understanding the principles and how effective IT governance, risk management, and compliance can be implemented and how it provides multiple benefits as below:

• Improved alignment between IT functions and business objectives
• Reduced IT-related operational and regulatory risks
• Optimization of technology investments
• Increased reliability of systems essential for operations
• Enhanced trust and confidence with customers/partners
• Overall support for meeting strategic goals

Personal Impact

The participants will gain or enhance their understanding of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance. At the conclusion of this training course, you will have the knowledge to:

• Serve as an influential leader managing IT governance.
• Implement governance frameworks like COBIT, ITIL, ISO
• Conduct IT risk assessments and audits
• Track and analyse key risk metrics.
• Oversee compliance controls and training.
• Provide IT oversight for boards and executives.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This training course is designed for all the people involved in IT operations, software, services, IT infrastructure, those involved in cybersecurity, management, project management and auditing

This GLOMACS training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• CIOs, IT directors/managers
• Compliance officers
• Risk managers
• IT auditors
• Operations managers
• Finance/budget decision makers
• Legal counselors/advisors
• Business strategists