CGEITEXAMPREP#7 ResourceManagement
CGEITExamPrep May17,2011
ResourceManagement
AnnGeyer Tunitas Group
CGEITDomains
JobPracticeAreasbyDomain
25%ITGovFrameworks 20%RiskMgmt 15%StrategicAlignment 15%ValueDelivery 13%ResourceMgmt 12%PerformanceMsmt
Source:ISACA
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ITResourceManagement
 ISACAThumbnailDescription  Optimalinvestmentin,andthepropermanagementof, criticalITresources applications,information, infrastructureandpeople  PrimaryObjective  EnsurethatIThassufficient,competentandcapable resourcestoexecutestrategicobjectivesandkeepupwith businessdemandsbyoptimizingtheinvestment,useand allocationofITresources  CGEITExamPerspective  Demonstrateyouunderstandandcanexecuteappropriate resourcemanagementpractices
DefinitionsofITResources
ISACA ITIL BSC
People,apps,information,&infrastructure People,products,processes,&partners Human,information&organizationcapital
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BenefitsofITResourceManagement
 StrengthenITandbusinessunitworkingrelationships  Improveaccountabilityforresults  Reduceenterpriserisks  EnhanceITservicequalityandeffectiveness  EngendermoreefficientuseofITresources  FocusITspendingonbusinessdrivers,values,needs,and priorities  Facilitateeffectiveprojectandcontractmanagement  ReduceITprojectcomplexity  FacilitatemoreeffectiveITplanning
CGEITDomainTaskStatements
 EnsurethatIThassufficient,competent,andcapableresourcesto executestrategicobjectives  Design&establishresourceplanning KeyFunctions programs  Assessbaseline  Train&developstaff  Analyzegaps  Analyzegaps  Gapremediation  Allocateagainstrequirements  Acquisition  Integrateresourcemanagementinto  Training&Maintenance strategic&tacticalplanning (identification,classification,  Support allocation,periodicevaluation)  Performance  StandardizeITinfrastructure;  Monitoring focusoneconomyofscaleprinciples; interoperability  Manage&protectITassets throughoutlifecycle
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CGEITDomainKnowledgeStatements
 Know         Corporate,business&ITresources Resourceacquisitionprocesses www.itgi.org Requiredskillandtechnologymix RESOURCE HRmanagementprocesses MANAGEMENT Outsourceandoffshoreprocesses Howtomaintainworkforcecompetency Enterprisebusinessstrategies Methodsformonitoring&reportingresource performance
ResourceManagementRoles
 Board  MonitorhowmanagementdetermineswhatITresourcesareneeded toachievestrategicobjectives  EnsureacriticalreviewofresourceallocationsproperbalanceofIT investmentsbetweensustainingandgrowthobjectives  ITStrategyCommittee  Highleveldirectionforsourcing&useofITresources  OverseeaggregateITfunding  CEO  Capitalizeonknowledge&information  Establishbusinesspriorities&allocateresourcesforITperformance  Organizefor&facilitateITstrategicimplementations  DefinetheCIOrole
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ResourceManagementRoles
 BusinessExecutives  AllocatebusinessresourcesforeffectiveITgovernance  CIO  ProvidetheITinfrastructuretofacilitateknowledge&information creation/sharing  EnsureavailabilityofITresourcesforstrategicobjectives  DefinevaluecreationroleswithinIT  Standardizearchitecture&technology  ManagementCommittees  Balancesustain/growthproposals  Adviseoninfrastructureneeds  Architecturaldesign  Managecomplexprojects  Monitor&reportonresults
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TwoDistinctComponents
 ResourcePlanning  EnsurefocusedresourcesarealignedwithstrategicIT objectivesandinvestments  Determinewhatresourcesareneededtoensuresuccessto thebusinessstrategy  Whatprocessesarerequiredtosupporttheresources
(acquisition,maintenance,automation,training,operations,etc)
 Howtoensureresourcesarebeingusedefficientlyand effectively  CoversbothITprojectandnonprojectresources
(operationsandsupportfunctions)
 ProjectManagement  Focusonbestutilizationofavailableresources  Time,cost,spaceconcerns
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ITILResourceCategories
 People
    Skillsets Certifications Productivity Morale
 Processes
    Costs Productivity Availability(ARMSS) Change&Configuration Mgt
 Products
 Knowledge&information recustomers,markets, processes  Infrastructure
 Partners/Suppliers
     Relationships Diligence Escrows Secondsourcing Equitypositions
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Kaplan&NortonResourceCategories
 Human  Ensurerightskillsareavailableforthebusinessneeds  Organization  Buildthesupportingculture  Information  Deliverrelevant,highquality,andtimelyinformation
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ResourceManagementStartswithAlignment
 StrategicObjective:OperationalExcellence  Minimizeproblems  Providerapidresponse  StrategicJobIdentification  Qualitymanagers  Sixsigma  Problemmanagement  Callcenteragents  Customerinteractionskills  Problemmanagement  Teambuilding
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ResourcesAlignedtoStrategy
 StrategicObjective:InnovativeMarketLeader  Understandcustomersegments  Developnewproducts  StrategicJobIdentification  Consumermarketmanagers  Marketresearch  Advertising  Crossbusinessprocesses  Jointventuremanagers  Relationshipmgt  Negotiationskills  Ecommerceknowledge
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HumanResourcePlanning
 Coreactivities  Startwithstrategicobjectives  Identifystrategicjobfamilies  Definecompetencyprofile
(skills,experience,values,knowledge)
Assessstatus Reportgaps PlanforGapremediation ExecuteGapPlan
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Values,Skills,Knowledge,Experience
Strategic Objective Values  Achieveahighperformance serviceculture          Anticipate customerneeds Serviceseasytouse Createeffectivesolutions Expertiseinspirescustomerconfidence Assurequalityfirsttime,everytime Followthroughoncommitments Holdselfaccountable Concentrate onworkingproblems,notfaultfinding Ensurehighestquality
Profile
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HumanResourcePlanning
 HRoftenhasitsowngovernanceprogram  CascadingBalancedScoreCardopportunities  Alsoneedsalignmentwithbusinessstrategies  IThumanresourcessharedresponsibility  HRtakesontheinternalprocessaspects  ITtakesontheITskillsets,experience,certification, location,motivation,careerdevelopment
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ITHumanResourcePlanning
 InterrelatedtootherITdecisions  Example MovetoCloudComputing      Personnelrequirementsmaychange Lessneedforinternaloperations Moreneedforsystemservicesmanagement Morefocusonunderstandingbusinessvaluechain Lessfocusondesigningandadministeringsystem infrastructures
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ITHumanResourcePlanning
Strategic Objective Values  Achieveahighperformance serviceculture          Anticipate customerneeds Serviceseasytouse Createeffectivesolutions Expertiseinspirescustomerconfidence Assurequalityfirsttime,everytime Followthroughoncommitments Holdselfaccountable Concentrate onworkingproblems,notfaultfinding Ensurehighestquality
Profile
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ITHumanResourcePlanning
Strategic Objective Skills  Achieveahighperformance serviceculture      Architectingdistributedcomputingnetworks Managingdiverseremoteaccessmethods Configuringlargescalevirtualstorage Buildingandreinforcingvendorrelationships Forecastingcapacity Service orientedarchitecture Ciscoproductlines KerberosandPKI .Net Programming
Knowledge    
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InformationResourceCategories
 TransactionProcessing  Systemsthatautomatebasicrepetitiveenterprisetransactions  Analytic  Systemsandnetworksthatpromoteanalysis,interpretation, andshareofinformationorknowledge  Transformational  Systemsandnetworksthatchangetheprevailingbusiness model  TechnologyInfrastructure  Sharedtechnologyandadministrationexpertiseforeffective useanddeliveryoftheInformationresources
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InformationResourcePlanning
Strategic Theme
Strategic processes Strategicjob families Analytical
OperationalExcellence
Min Problems Qualitymgr Service QA RapidResponse Callcenteragent Bestpractice benchmarking Understand customer
Innovation
Newproducts Strategicmgt Marketresearch
Financialmgt Customer profitability system Customer feedbacksystem
Transaction
Incidenttracking
Workforce scheduling Customerself help
Project management
Transform ational Infrastructure
IVR,CTI,CRMstnds, webapps
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InformationResources
 Informationportfolio  Systems,apps,infrastructureforeachstrategicjobfamily; sortedbycategory  Levelofinvestmentinnewinformationprojects  Mixofinvestmentstoalignandmeetbusiness requirements  Industrybenchmarksforcompetitivespending comparisons  InputintoITportfoliomanagement(valuedelivery)  Strategyshouldimpactdecisions
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Sourcing
 Alongwiththeglobalizationofbusiness,thesourcingofstrategicresources onaglobalbasishasproventobeasourceofcompetitiveadvantagebothin termsofinnovationandincosteffectiveness. Itisnotsufficienttomanageinternalresources;managingexternal relationshipswithoutsourcingserviceprovidersisequallyimportant Specialistjobsarelikelytocontinuetomigratefromcurrentemployers towardcompaniesthatprovideoutsourcingservices  Outsourcingisnotjustacostreductionstrategy;butalsodrivesspeed, flexibilityandlevelofinnovation Multisourcingrisksarisewhenthebestofbreedbenefitsdonotmaterialize orbecomeovershadowedbynegatives,issuesandoverheads Thesenegativesynergieshavethreerootcauses:  PoorlyshapedclustersofITservices  Misalignedtechnologyandproviderstrategies  Brokenendtoendprocesses
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ISACAOutsourcingModel
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ITILResourceManagement
 Focusonresourceavailabilityandutilization  ThreeITILprocesses  Demandmanagement  Capacitymanagement  Availabilitymanagement  Capacityandavailabilitymanagementalsofeaturedinthe ISO20000standardforservicemanagement,underthe servicedeliveryprocessesgroup
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DemandManagement
 Purpose  istounderstandandinfluencecustomerdemandfor servicesandcapacityprovisioningtomeetcustomer demand  Strategically  Atastrategiclevel,focusonanalysisofpatternsof businessactivityanduserprofiles  Tactically  Atatacticallevel,focusonuseofdifferentialchargingto encouragecustomerstouseITservicesatlessbusytimes.
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BPAandUP
 Businessprocessesaretheprimarysourceofdemandforservices.Patterns ofbusinessactivity(PBAs)influencethedemandpatternsseenbyservice providers  Analyzingandtrackingtheactivitypatternsofthebusinessprocessmakes itpossibletopredictdemand  PBAsareidentified,codifiedandsharedacrossprocessesforclarityand completenessofdetail Userprofiles(UPs)arebasedonrolesandresponsibilitieswithinenterprises forpeople,andfunctionsandoperationsforprocessesandapplications  ProcessesandapplicationscanhaveUPs  EachUPcanbeassociatedwithoneormorePBA  UPsareconstructedusingoneormorepredefinedPBA. PatternmatchingusingPBAsandUPsensuresasystematicapproachto understandingandmanagingdemandfromcustomers.
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CapacityManagement
 Purpose  Provideapointoffocusandmanagementforallcapacityand performancerelatedissues,relatingtobothservicesandresources,and tomatchthecapacityofITtotheagreedonbusinessdemands Capacitymanagement  EnsuresthatcapacityandperformanceoftheITservicesandsystems matchtheevolvingagreedondemandsofthebusinessinthemostcost effectiveandtimelymanner  Itincludesbusiness,serviceandcomponentcapacitymanagementacross theITservicelifecycle  Akeysuccessfactorinmanagingcapacityisensuringthatitisconsidered duringtheservicedesignstage TheITservicelifecycleisbroadlycenteredaroundthebusinesscustomer andstagingthroughservicestrategyservicedesignservicetransi on serviceopera oncon nualserviceimprovement,andthenbacktothe businesscustomer.
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CapacityManagement
 Businesscapacitymanagement  Translatesbusinessneedsandplansintorequirementsfor serviceandITinfrastructure  Servicecapacitymanagement  Themanagement,controlandpredictionoftheendto endperformanceandcapacityofthelive,operationalIT servicesusageandworkloads  Componentcapacitymanagement  Themanagement,controlandpredictionofthe performance,utilizationandcapacityofindividualIT technologycomponents
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AvailabilityManagement
 Purpose  Provideapointoffocusandmanagementforall availabilityissues  Relatingtoservices,componentsandresources,  Ensureavailabilitytargetsinallareasaremeasuredand achieved,andthattheymatchorexceedthecurrentand futureagreedonneedsofthebusinessinacosteffective manner
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Availabilitymanagement
 Therearetwokeyaspects:  Reactiveactivities  Monitoring,measuring,analysisandmanagementof events,incidentsandproblemsinvolvingservice unavailability  Proactiveactivities  Proactiveplanning,design,recommendationand improvementofavailability
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ResourceManagement&Metrics
 Performancemeasurementquestions      Howwellisthecapacityandresourceplanworking Aremilestonesmet Areutilizationmodelsholding Whatstrending AreSLAandOLAontarget
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ResourceManagementSummary
 Focusshift  Fromcostandavailability  Tostrategicalignment,withemphasisonthecritical differentiatingprocesses  ITresources  Managedlikeotherenterpriseassets  Valuemeasuredtoindicatecontributiontostrategyandvalue delivery  ResourcePlanning  FeedsintoITPortfoliomanagement  Businesscases  Alignmentsuccess
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KeyResourceManagementPoints
 PartoftheITGovernanceprocess  PurposeistooptimizetheplanningandavailabilityofIT resourcesneededforbusinessstrategies  Frameworks  ITILforservicemanagementenvironments  BCSlearningandgrowthapproachesstrategicalignment  Availability&Capacityfocusareas  ITProjectManagement  PartofgoodgovernancetohaveastandardPMmethodology  ButnotthesameasResourcePlanningandStrategicAlignment  DetailedknowledgeofPrince2andPMBOKnotneededfor exam
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ITPROJECTMANAGEMENT
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COBITProjectManagement
 FocusonProjectManagement  PO10ManageProjects  PrioritizationandcoordinationofITprojects  Masterplan,resourceassignments,deliverables, approvals,phaseddelivery,QA,testing,post implementationreview  Reducetheriskofunexpectedcostsandproject cancellation  Improvecommunicationbetweenbusinessunitsandusers  Ensurevaluedelivery
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COBITPO10ManageProjects
 StandardizethePMprocess  Haveamethodology  ProvideenterprisePMguidelines  Requireenterpriseprojectplanning  CriticalFactors  Commitment  Scoping  Integratedplanning  Resourceassignments  Riskassessmentandmanagement  Changecontrol  Performancemetricsandmonitoring  Formalprojectclosure
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COBITPO10ManageProjects
Inputs PO1 PO5 PO7 PO8 AI7 ITPortfolio UpdatedITPortfolio ITSkills Matrix DevelopmentStnds Outputs PerformanceReports RiskManagementPlan PMGuidelines DetailedProjectPlans ME1 PO9 AI17 PO8/AI 17 PO1/PO5
PostimplementationReview UpdatedITPortfolio
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PMBOKandPrince2
 Generalprojectmanagementframeworks (notjustforIT)  BothhavebeenmappedtoCOBIT  PO10ManageProjectscapturemostcomponents  PMBOK(ANSI/PMI990012004)  Focusonconsistentimplementationofaprovenframework basedonbestPMpractices  Lifecycleapproachinitiation,planning,executing,controlling, closing  Prince2(UKGovt)  Businesscasedriven  Focusontheprocessofprojectmanagement  Segmentsprojectsintomanageablestages
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