CIS 336 Week 8 Case Study 1 - Disney’s ITIL® Journey

Case Study 1: Disney’s ITIL® Journey

Due Week 8 and worth 70 points

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of concepts and techniques for managing IT infrastructure, development, and operations. ITIL offers eight sets of management procedures: service delivery, service support, service management, ICT infrastructure management, software asset management, business perspective, security management, and application management. Disney began adopting ITIL best practices in the mid-2000s. Read “Disney’s ITIL® Journey”, located at http://www.best-management-practice.com/gempdf/disney_itil_journey.pdf.

Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the reasons for Disney’s adoption of ITIL.
2. Examine the results that were attained by Disney.
3. Compare and contrast ITIL, Committee of Sponsoring      Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and Control Objectives      for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) frameworks with regard to      whether Disney would have attained the same results with the COSO or COBIT      framework.
4. Examine how Disney implemented auditing and compliance      in its enterprise architecture.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this      assignment.Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify      as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font      (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references      must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for      any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the      assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,      and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in      the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain the role of audit and compliance in enterprise      architecture.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the integration of      enterprise systems with inter-organizational partners.
• Use technology and information resources to research      issues in enterprise architecture.
• Write clearly and concisely about enterprise      architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style      conventions.