Manage & Improve
Core IT Processes
The overall success of an IT department will depend on the strength of its underlying core processes. Improving your processes means that you spend less time fighting fires and more time delivering exceptional business value.
50 Comprehensive, connected methodologies for improving core IT processes. Click any process below for more details
Each element within the framework provides a comprehensive set of material and tools to help you understand best practices and improve each core IT process.

EDM 01
IT Governance
EDM 02
Business Value
Maximization
ITRG 11
Infrastructure &
Cloud Strategy
BAI 09
BAI 10
Asset &
Configuration
Management
DSS 04
Business
Continuity
Management
APO 02
IT Strategy
APO 05
BAI 01
IT Portfolio
Management
APO 13
Security &
Privacy
Strategy
BAI 04
DSS 01
Operations
Management
BAI 06
BAI 07
Change &
Release
Management
EDM 03
APO 12
Risk
Management
APO 04
IT Innovation
Strategy
BAI 11
Project
Management
APO 07
Talent
Management
ITRG 04
Data
Governance
APO 14
Data Strategy
ITRG 05
AI Strategy
DSS 06
ITRG 08
Privacy
Program
Management
DSS 05
Security
Operations
BAI 04
DSS 01
Availability &
Capacity
Management
MEA 02
MEA 04
Internal
Controls &
Assurance
EDM 05
APO 08
Stakeholder
Alignment &
Management
BAI 05
Organizational
Change
Management
ITRG 01
Leadership,
Culture &
Values
APO 14
Data
Management
ITRG 06
Data
Development &
Integration
ITRG 07
Data Insights &
Analytics
DSS 05
Security
Management
DSS 05
DSS 06
Identity &
Access
Management
DSS 02
DSS 03
Incident &
Problem
Management
MEA 03
Compliance
Management
APO 01
IT Management
& Policies
BAI 08
Knowledge
Management
APO 01
IT
Organizational
Structure
APO 06
IT Financial
Management
EDM 04
Resource
Optimization
BAI 03
ITRG 09
Application
Strategy
BAI 02
Requirements
Gathering
BAI 03
BAI 07
Application
Development &
Delivery
ITRG 12
Service Desk
MEA 01
Performance
Management
APO 11
Quality
Management
APO 03
Enterprise
Architecture
APO 09
ITRG 02
Service
Management
ITRG 03
IT Product
Management
APO 10
Vendor
Portfolio
Management
APO 10
Vendor
Performance
Management
APO 05
Application
Portfolio
Management
BAI 03
Application
Selection &
Implementation
ITRG 10
Application
Maintenance
Risk & Compliance
Maximization EDM 02
Continuity
Management DSS 04
Management EDM 03
APO 12
Management MEA 03
Controls &
Assurance MEA 02
MEA 04 Infrastructure
& Operations
Cloud Strategy ITRG 11
Configuration
Management BAI 09
BAI 10
Management BAI 04
DSS 01
Release
Management BAI 06
BAI 07
Capacity
Management BAI 04
DSS 01
Problem
Management DSS 02
DSS 03 Project &
Portfolio
Management
Management APO 05
BAI 01
Change
Management BAI 05
Management BAI 11 Security
& Privacy
Privacy
Strategy APO 13
Program
Management DSS 06
ITRG 08
Operations DSS 05
Management DSS 05
Access
Management DSS 05
DSS 06 Strategy &
Innovation
Strategy APO 04
Management MEA 01
Management APO 11
& Policies APO 01
Alignment &
Management EDM 05
APO 08 Enterprise
Architecture
Architecture APO 03
Management APO 09
ITRG 02
Management ITRG 03 IT Financial &
Vendor Management
Portfolio
Management APO 10
Performance
Management APO 10
Management APO 06
Optimization EDM 04 Applications
Portfolio
Management APO 05
Selection &
Implementation BAI 03
Maintenance ITRG 10
Strategy BAI 03
ITRG 09
Gathering BAI 02
Development &
Delivery BAI 03
BAI 07 People
& Leadership
Management APO 07
Management BAI 08
Organizational
Structure APO 01
Culture &
Values ITRG 01 Data & Artificial
Intelligence
Governance ITRG 04
Management APO 14
Development &
Integration ITRG 06
Analytics ITRG 07
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STEP 1
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STEP 4
Understand Your Department’s Strengths & Weaknesses
Prioritize Your Key IT Processes & Build an Improvement Roadmap
Establish Clear Ownership of Core IT Processes
Empower Your Team With a Training & Development Plan for Process Owners
Once a year, take a step back from IT's day-to-day operations and look at the big picture.
Cut through the noise: uncover the IT processes that really matter in building your world-class IT department.
Use our scripted ownership exercise to make your next IT leadership team meeting exciting and effective.
Engage your team by communicating how their efforts will contribute to your organization’s big picture.
Understand your team's perception of each process' importance and effectiveness.
Align your team behind achieving your vision, communicating the rationale behind your decisions.
Ensure that every IT process has clear ownership and accountability.
Kick off your team’s initiatives by setting clear objectives, timelines, and key success metrics.
Build your framework for managing and improving the IT department over the long term.
Prioritize quick wins to show your stakeholders that rapid improvement is a priority.
Balance responsibilities so that senior staff aren’t overloaded and junior staff aren’t underleveraged.
Provide your team with the tools and best practices they’ll need to learn skills and drive improvement for the team.
Manage & Measure Your
Team’s Results in One Place
Activities

Use a COBIT activity framework to map out your department’s activities for each key IT process. Get process owner and team evaluations of current maturity and plan for future improvements. Clearly see improvements by process areas and which activities are required next to achieve success.
Metrics

A series of live dashboards for measuring and managing key metrics across each IT process. Use team-level access to keep your IT managers accountable for tracking key metrics to streamline performance management. Fully customize areas, processes, and metrics tracked so that they fit your IT Organization.
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