Scope Enterprise Active

IT Operations & Service Management

To ensure the availability, performance, and resilience of IT services.

Domain ID
DOM-017
Domain Code
OPS
Business Owner
IT Operations

Domain Overview

OPS · Full Domain Profile
Short Overview

Establishes the processes for managing IT operations, services, and infrastructure security, ensuring operational stability and security.

Description

Focuses on operational tasks including capacity and performance planning, system maintenance, and infrastructure management to support business continuity.

Why This Domain Matters

IT operations teams are overwhelmed by change volume, struggling to maintain service stability while keeping pace with business demands and security requirements.

Business Objectives

    Business Risks

      Common Challenges

        Key Capabilities

        Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

        OPS · Operating Context

        Typical Stakeholders

        Applicable Industries

        Applicable Technologies

        Keywords & Tags

        Associated Controls Catalog

        7 Active Controls in Domain
        Control ID Control Name Category & Type Criticality Status Requirements Action
        OPS-001 Change & Release Management Establishes change and release managemen...
        Operational
        Detective
        High Active 📋 10 Reqs View →
        OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Service Health Establishes operational monitoring inclu...
        Operational
        Detective
        High Active 📋 10 Reqs View →
        OPS-003 Service Availability Management Establishes service availability managem...
        Operational
        Detective
        High Active 📋 10 Reqs View →
        OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Management Establishes capacity and performance man...
        Operational
        Detective
        High Active 📋 10 Reqs View →
        OPS-005 System Maintenance Management Establishes system maintenance including...
        Operational
        Detective
        High Active 📋 10 Reqs View →
        OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifecycle Management Establishes end-of-life management inclu...
        Operational
        Detective
        High Active 📋 10 Reqs View →
        OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Management Establishes batch processing and job man...
        Operational
        Corrective
        Medium Active 📋 10 Reqs View →

        Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

        70 Specific Audit Clauses

        The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under the controls of this domain.

        REQUIREMENT ID REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS MAPPED CONTROL TYPICAL OWNER ACTION
        OPS-001-R001 Change Management Framework The organization shall establish a chang... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R002 Change Request Management The organization shall manage change req... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R003 Change Risk Assessment The organization shall conduct risk asse... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R004 Change Approval The organization shall approve changes,... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R005 Release Planning The organization shall plan releases, en... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R006 Release Deployment The organization shall deploy releases i... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R007 Post-Implementation Review The organization shall conduct post-impl... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R008 Emergency Changes The organization shall manage emergency... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R009 Change Reporting The organization shall report on change... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-001-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... OPS-001 Change & Release Management IT Operations, Change Manager, Release Manager, CISO View ↗
        OPS-002-R001 Operational Monitoring Framework The organization shall establish an oper... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R002 Health Monitoring The organization shall monitor the healt... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R003 Performance Monitoring The organization shall monitor system pe... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R004 Alert Management The organization shall manage alerts gen... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R005 Event Monitoring The organization shall monitor operation... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R006 Operational Dashboards The organization shall develop and maint... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R007 Monitoring Review The organization shall conduct periodic... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R008 Monitoring Reporting The organization shall report on operati... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R009 Escalation Management The organization shall escalate operatio... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-002-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... OPS-002 Operational Monitoring & Servi... IT Operations, Security Operations, NOC, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-003-R001 Availability Framework The organization shall establish a servi... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R002 Availability Objectives The organization shall define availabili... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R003 Service Availability Monitoring The organization shall monitor the avail... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R004 Availability Risk Assessment The organization shall conduct risk asse... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R005 Availability Reporting The organization shall report on service... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R006 Service Restoration The organization shall restore services... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R007 Availability Review The organization shall conduct periodic... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R008 Availability Testing The organization shall regularly test av... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R009 SLA Monitoring The organization shall monitor complianc... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-003-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... OPS-003 Service Availability Managemen... IT Operations, Service Owners, Business Continuity, Service Management View ↗
        OPS-004-R001 Capacity Management Framework The organization shall establish a capac... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R002 Capacity Planning The organization shall conduct capacity... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R003 Performance Monitoring The organization shall monitor system pe... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R004 Workload Forecasting The organization shall forecast workload... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R005 Resource Optimization The organization shall optimize resource... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R006 Auto-Scaling Management The organization shall manage auto-scali... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R007 Capacity Reporting The organization shall report on capacit... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R008 Performance Review The organization shall conduct periodic... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R009 Capacity Risk Assessment The organization shall conduct risk asse... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-004-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... OPS-004 Capacity & Performance Managem... IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Service Owners View ↗
        OPS-005-R001 Maintenance Framework The organization shall establish a syste... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R002 Preventive Maintenance The organization shall conduct preventiv... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R003 Planned Maintenance The organization shall conduct planned m... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R004 Maintenance Scheduling The organization shall schedule maintena... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R005 Maintenance Validation The organization shall validate that mai... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R006 Maintenance Documentation The organization shall maintain comprehe... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R007 Maintenance Reporting The organization shall report on mainten... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R008 Maintenance Review The organization shall conduct periodic... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R009 Maintenance Exception Management The organization shall manage exceptions... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-005-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... OPS-005 System Maintenance Management IT Operations, Infrastructure Engineering, Application Operations, Change Management View ↗
        OPS-006-R001 Technology Lifecycle Framework The organization shall establish a techn... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R002 Technology Inventory Review The organization shall regularly review... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R003 End-of-Life Identification The organization shall identify technolo... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R004 Risk Assessment The organization shall conduct risk asse... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R005 Technology Replacement Planning The organization shall develop plans for... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R006 Compensating Controls The organization shall implement compens... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R007 Lifecycle Monitoring The organization shall monitor technolog... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R008 Lifecycle Reporting The organization shall report on technol... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R009 Lifecycle Review The organization shall conduct periodic... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-006-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec... IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture View ↗
        OPS-007-R001 Batch Processing Framework The organization shall establish a batch... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R002 Job Scheduling The organization shall schedule batch jo... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R003 Job Authorization The organization shall authorize batch j... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R004 Job Execution Monitoring The organization shall monitor batch job... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R005 Batch Failure Management The organization shall manage batch job... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R006 Batch Logging The organization shall maintain comprehe... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R007 Batch Reporting The organization shall report on batch p... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R008 Batch Review The organization shall conduct periodic... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R009 Batch Recovery The organization shall recover from batc... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗
        OPS-007-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... OPS-007 Batch Processing & Job Managem... IT Operations, Application Operations, Job Scheduling Team, Data Operations View ↗

        Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

        Harmonized Control Mappings
        Framework Code Framework Name & Description Family / Category Version Action
        MAPPED ITIL Crosswalk regulatory baseline mapped under ASPIA UCL. Standard Baseline —
        MAPPED ISO 20000 Crosswalk regulatory baseline mapped under ASPIA UCL. Standard Baseline —
        MAPPED COBIT (APO10 Crosswalk regulatory baseline mapped under ASPIA UCL. Standard Baseline —
        MAPPED APO11) Crosswalk regulatory baseline mapped under ASPIA UCL. Standard Baseline —
        MAPPED NIST SP 800-34 Crosswalk regulatory baseline mapped under ASPIA UCL. Standard Baseline —
        NIST-CSF NIST CSF (PR.IP) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provide...
        NIST
        Framework
        v2 View →
        MAPPED CMMI Crosswalk regulatory baseline mapped under ASPIA UCL. Standard Baseline —
        MAPPED Six Sigma Crosswalk regulatory baseline mapped under ASPIA UCL. Standard Baseline —