This presentation discusses: aligning IT strategy and the business strategy; understanding your objectives and achieving your goals; and the fundamentals behind two key frameworks: (1) COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission), and (2) COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology). The speaker looks at: how the COSO framework can benefit your organisation (effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of financial reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations); what COBIT is and how it can benefit your organisation; understanding the principles behind COBIT; and the challenges of using COBIT.