The game provides an entertaining and engaging way to discover the need for IT Governance, and through application you will experience the principles of COBIT in a realistic setting.

The COBIT Games is played in four rounds, each round taking about an hour to fully complete. You will need to pay close attention to the lecture sessions in the classroom course as every game round will introduce elements that are discussed in the classroom sessions. Every round has specific goals and objectives and you will need to apply principles of IT Governance and COBIT to meet these goals.

In round 1:
Your team will Plan for the Development of Concordia to host the Olympic Games. Don’t expect this round to be easy, the Steering Committee Members will meet with the Project Managers and Developers to create an overall plan to prepare for the Olympics and there will be some interesting discussions!

 

Round 1 will teach you:

• To recognize symptoms of poor governance
• To understand the 5 focus areas of Governance
• IT Governance: Adding value to the business while managing risks vs. returns over IT and its processes

 

In round 2:
You will build your first projects in Concordia, from restructuring downtown and building canals for watertaxi’s to hiring road reporters to cover long distance sports such as marathons and cycling events. All projects vary in cost, benefit, risk and will all have a positive or negative impact on the people living in Concordia.

 

Beware of the chance cards (based on the four COBIT Domains (PO /AI /DS/ ME that might, or might not be of help!

 

Round 3 will give you time to continue building your projects where you will also be able to outsource or enhance efficiency to free up some resources.

In round 3 you will learn:

To understand the characteristics of the COBIT Domains (PO / AI / DS / ME); with specific focus on DS and ME. To understand the need to measure performance to achieve IT goals.

 

Round 4:
This is going to be challenging round, since you and your team members will have to complete the projects while also being challenged with significantly changing business requirements that affect your existing pending and completed projects!

Round 4 will show you:

The impact that external regulatory requirements can have on the business.

 

Have a look at the introductory movie and decide if you are ready to step in!