COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology) is widely recognized as aframework of best practicesfor governing and managing enterprise IT. It provides a structured set of processes, control objectives, practices, and metrics that organizations can adopt to ensure that IT supports business goals, manages risks appropriately, and complies with relevant regulations.

From the perspective of Object Management Group (OMG) Business Process Management and enterprise architecture:

COBIT is used as agovernance and control frameworkthat sits above or alongside operational business processes modeled with BPMN.

It provideswhat must be controlled and measuredin IT-related processes, while BPM and OMG standards describehow those processes are modeled, executed, and improved.

COBIT defines domains and processes (e.g., plan and organize, acquire and implement, deliver and support, monitor and evaluate) which organizations can map to their BPMN-modeled IT and support processes, thereby aligning IT operations with business objectives.

Why the other options are incorrect:

Option A – “a set of rules that providers of IT solutions must comply with”: COBIT is not a mandatory rule set imposed on solution providers; it is avoluntary, best-practice frameworkadopted by organizations to improve IT governance.

Option B – “a set of regulations”: COBIT itself is not a law or regulation. Rather, it helps enterprises design controls and processes that support compliance with multiple regulations.

Option C – “a set of industry standards that promote the use of IT technologies”: COBIT is not a technical standard promoting specific technologies; it is amanagement and control frameworkdescribing what good IT governance looks like.