The COBIT 5 integrator model connects COBIT with existing ISACA guidance and related materials. This integration helps organizations apply consistent governance practices while reusing established knowledge, methods and supporting resources.

Governance involves negotiating and deciding among different stakeholder value interests.
Stakeholders often have competing priorities, so governance provides direction and decision mechanisms to balance benefits, risks and resources.

Performing a due diligence review following a merger, acquisition, or divestiture is critical to ensure that the new organizational structure is well-thought out, secure, and compliant with applicable regulations. The review should include an evaluation of the organization's IT assets, processes, and policies to ensure that they are appropriate for the new organization. Additionally, the review should evaluate the IT security and data privacy requirements for the new organization, as well as the potential impact of the change on the organization's IT services.

Treating governance implementation as a program coordinates related initiatives, resources and benefits over time. This approach supports sustained change, stakeholder engagement and maximum enterprise value realization.

When designing a governance system that uses diverse technology deployments across multiple domains of business operations, it's important to ensure that the COBIT 2019 framework is tailored to the specific needs of the enterprise. One of the expected deliverables from the tailoring process is focus area guidance, which helps to identify the specific governance and management objectives that are most relevant to the enterprise's needs, and provides guidance on how to implement these objectives in a manner that is aligned with the enterprise's goals and objectives.
This focus area guidance helps to ensure that the governance system is tailored to meet the specific needs of the enterprise and provides a roadmap for implementation and ongoing management of the governance system.