CGEIT
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT · ISACA
The CGEIT certifies mastery of enterprise IT governance: governance frameworks, IT strategy, benefits realisation, resource optimisation and risk optimisation. It targets senior profiles and is held by relatively few people, mostly CIOs, governance directors and consultants. Its strength is to validate a board-level view of IT; its limit is low visibility in job ads and very little security content as such.
- Exam
- 150 multiple-choice questions in 4 h, scaled score from 200 to 800 with a pass mark of 450. In a PSI test centre or online with remote proctoring.
- Exam price
- $575ISACA member price; non-members pay US$760. A US$50 application fee is due when applying for certification after passing.
- Required experience
- Five years in an advisory or oversight role supporting the governance of enterprise IT, across at least three of the four domains, including one year in IT governance itself. No waivers.
- Validity and maintenance
- At least 20 CPE hours per year and 120 over 3 years, plus an annual fee of US$45 (members) or US$85 (non-members).
- Format
- Multiple choice
- Recognition
- ISO/IEC 17024 accredited
Who is it for?
CIOs, IT governance directors, transformation leads and senior consultants with long experience in managing or advising on enterprise IT.
Domains covered
- Governance of enterprise IT: 40%
- IT resources: 15%
- Benefits realisation: 26%
- Risk optimisation: 19%
Belinda’s take
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