COBIT vs. ITIL

Why COBIT is Better than ITIL

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COBIT5 is one of the popular IT tools that is being widely used by the business and organizations of IT management and governance. One similar tool and that is also quite popular in the market is ITIL.

It is also extensively used by the organizations but slowly people are making the switch to COBIT 5 because of the better results are shown by the use of it. Most of the people in the IT business or sector will tell you that their default source of IT good practice is COBIT. It wins over ITIL, hands down.

Most people go to COBIT first to assess, to a frame, to define, to justify, to audit and then turn to ITIL second, when they need more detail.

The following points will let you know how COBIT is better than ITIL.

1. Purpose - ITIL is an ITSM framework. COBIT is an IT practice and governance framework.

2. Coverage - According to a report issued jointly by ISACA and OGC states that ITIL includes less than half of COBIT’s reach and only covers about a quarter of the practices.

3. Rigour - ITIL is like the hitchhikers’ guide, and COBIT is the encyclopedia.

4. Credibility - COBIT is formulated by a unit, not a couple of authors per book. The same team is used for all the books.

5. Accessibility - COBIT is low cost as compared to ITIL. There is a copyright and trademark waiver for use by consultants and vendors.

6. Novelty - COBIT is of course not new any more than ITIL was when the world discovered it a decade ago.

7. Governance - COBIT is becoming popular day by day because of its IT governance skills.

COBIT

• COBIT is a reference, a set of best practices, not an “out of the box” solution

• Enterprises still to need to analyze its control requirements and customize based on:– Value drivers– Risk profile– IT infrastructure,

organization– and project portfolio

• Understand that Control Maturity (COBIT) and Process maturity (ITIL) is different.

• Leverage other frameworks for security area (NIST, ISO 17799, etc)

• ROI is still difficult to quantify

ITIL

• ITIL is Guidance,not an “out of the box” solution

• Enterprises still to need to analyze its process requirements and customize/make “fit for purpose” based on:– Value drivers– IT infrastructure, organization– Risk and Project Portfolio

• Understand that process maturity (ITIL, CMMI, etc) and control maturity (COBIT) is different.

• Leverage other frameworks for security area (NIST, ISO 17799, etc)

• ROI is still difficult to quantify

COBIT vs. ITIL

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