,Introduction
In this book, we’ll cover these main areas:
- 2020 CGEIT Changes
- CGEIT Requirements
- Content Domains and Job Practices
- Exam Essentials
- Exam Preparation Tips
- Over 100 Recent Exam Practice Questions and Answers
ISACA CGEIT is the only governance certification that can give you the
mind-set to access, design, implement and manage enterprise IT governance
systems aligned with your overall business goals. It is globally accepted and
recognized and is framework agnostic. It addresses an overarching
governance posture that associates with multiple relevant frameworks,
standards, bodies of knowledge, and models that are relevant and valuable to
your overall governance system. The CGEIT exam offers concise job practice
areas addressing new trends, technologies and changing business needs that
are designed to keep you at the top of your game and improve business
performance. This update can not only help you and your career but can also
enable you to think strategically, plan proactively and optimize resources,
deliver business value, and mitigate risk and streamline operations including
and especially during times of crisis. CGEIT recognizes a range of
professionals for their knowledge and application of enterprise IT governance
principles and practices. To earn the CGEIT designation, you must meet the
following requirements.
- Of course, you have to pass the exam. We'll talk about that in in
more detail later in this book.
- Submit your application, you have to do that within five years of
passing the exam with verified evidence of a minimum of at least
five or more years of experience in an advisory or oversight role
supporting the governance of IT-related contribution to an
enterprise. Currently there's a waiver for the one-year requirement
related to domain one, and that may be obtained by holding a
COBIT 2019 design and implementation certificate. I recommend
that you first review the exam content outline for any certification
, of interest to ensure that your work experience qualifies, then
review any other specific requirements as well.
- ISACA sets forth a code of professional ethics to guide the
professional and personal conduct of its members and certification
holders. Members and those certified are required to abide by
ISACA’s code of professional ethics.
- To maintain your CGEIT, you must earn and report a minimum of
120 CPE hours every three year reporting cycle and at least 20
hours annually. This reporting is due by the end of each calendar
year and is required to renew through the following year.
2020 CHANGES
Let's take a look at some of the changes that we see with the new CGEIT
exam. The new CGEIT domains address new trends, emerging technologies,
changing business needs, accounting for the latest governance industry
practices. The first we'll talk are the exam preparation materials. The CGEIT
review manual eighth edition and CGEIT review questions, answers and
explanations manual fifth edition have been revised and updated to reflect the
2020 outline.
Next on the exam content outline, a format changes to outline exam
specifications focus on areas of knowledge as opposed to task statements.
New outline contains a list of secondary task statements or activities that
apply the knowledge from each of the four domains. The inclusion of several
new sub topic areas relevant to IT governance professionals also is in there.
And the integration of knowledge related to the previous domain, which was
called strategic management goes now throughout all four domains of the
new content outline. Below are the four CGEIT domains:
1. Governance of Enterprise IT.
2. IT resources.
3. Benefits Realization.
4. Risk Optimization.
Let’s look at these in more detail.
1. Governance of enterprise IT - This domain basically has three
, major areas we have governance framework, technology
governance and information governance. In this domain, you can
expect about 40% of the questions coming from this domain.
2. IT Resources – There are two big areas here, IT resource planning,
and IT resource optimization. And of course, in the exam, you can
expect about 15% of the questions to come from here.
3. Benefits Realization - In this area, we include it performance and
oversight, and management of IT enabled investments. In the exam,
you can expect about 26% of the questions from benefits
realization.
4. Risk Optimization - This includes areas like risk strategy and risk
management. And of course, in the exam, you can expect about
19% of the exam questions coming from risk optimization.
Exam Essentials
The CGEIT certification Working Group oversees the development of this
exam, ensuring that the job practice is properly tested. There'll be 150
multiple choice questions. And there's one best answer from four options A,
B, C, or D. You'll have four hours or 240 minutes to take the exam, which
allows for a little over a minute and a half per question. CGEIT certification
exams can now be taken via online Remote Proctor or at an in person testing
center. You'll schedule your exam for any available date, time or location
within the 365-day eligibility period. If you're within 48 hours of your
scheduled testing appointment, you must take the exam or forfeit the
registration fee. Please note that the payment is required before you schedule
the exam. And it's about $575 per members and $764 for non-members.
Scores are reported as a scaled score. This is a conversion of your raw score
on the exam to a common scale from 200 to 800. And to pass, you must
receive a score of 450 or higher, which represents a minimum consistent
standard knowledge is established by ISACA CGEIT certification. You can
find more information on this and register for the exam at the official ISACA
website.
Exam Preparation Tips
I would suggest first get the candidate information guide. This gives a lot of
In this book, we’ll cover these main areas:
- 2020 CGEIT Changes
- CGEIT Requirements
- Content Domains and Job Practices
- Exam Essentials
- Exam Preparation Tips
- Over 100 Recent Exam Practice Questions and Answers
ISACA CGEIT is the only governance certification that can give you the
mind-set to access, design, implement and manage enterprise IT governance
systems aligned with your overall business goals. It is globally accepted and
recognized and is framework agnostic. It addresses an overarching
governance posture that associates with multiple relevant frameworks,
standards, bodies of knowledge, and models that are relevant and valuable to
your overall governance system. The CGEIT exam offers concise job practice
areas addressing new trends, technologies and changing business needs that
are designed to keep you at the top of your game and improve business
performance. This update can not only help you and your career but can also
enable you to think strategically, plan proactively and optimize resources,
deliver business value, and mitigate risk and streamline operations including
and especially during times of crisis. CGEIT recognizes a range of
professionals for their knowledge and application of enterprise IT governance
principles and practices. To earn the CGEIT designation, you must meet the
following requirements.
- Of course, you have to pass the exam. We'll talk about that in in
more detail later in this book.
- Submit your application, you have to do that within five years of
passing the exam with verified evidence of a minimum of at least
five or more years of experience in an advisory or oversight role
supporting the governance of IT-related contribution to an
enterprise. Currently there's a waiver for the one-year requirement
related to domain one, and that may be obtained by holding a
COBIT 2019 design and implementation certificate. I recommend
that you first review the exam content outline for any certification
, of interest to ensure that your work experience qualifies, then
review any other specific requirements as well.
- ISACA sets forth a code of professional ethics to guide the
professional and personal conduct of its members and certification
holders. Members and those certified are required to abide by
ISACA’s code of professional ethics.
- To maintain your CGEIT, you must earn and report a minimum of
120 CPE hours every three year reporting cycle and at least 20
hours annually. This reporting is due by the end of each calendar
year and is required to renew through the following year.
2020 CHANGES
Let's take a look at some of the changes that we see with the new CGEIT
exam. The new CGEIT domains address new trends, emerging technologies,
changing business needs, accounting for the latest governance industry
practices. The first we'll talk are the exam preparation materials. The CGEIT
review manual eighth edition and CGEIT review questions, answers and
explanations manual fifth edition have been revised and updated to reflect the
2020 outline.
Next on the exam content outline, a format changes to outline exam
specifications focus on areas of knowledge as opposed to task statements.
New outline contains a list of secondary task statements or activities that
apply the knowledge from each of the four domains. The inclusion of several
new sub topic areas relevant to IT governance professionals also is in there.
And the integration of knowledge related to the previous domain, which was
called strategic management goes now throughout all four domains of the
new content outline. Below are the four CGEIT domains:
1. Governance of Enterprise IT.
2. IT resources.
3. Benefits Realization.
4. Risk Optimization.
Let’s look at these in more detail.
1. Governance of enterprise IT - This domain basically has three
, major areas we have governance framework, technology
governance and information governance. In this domain, you can
expect about 40% of the questions coming from this domain.
2. IT Resources – There are two big areas here, IT resource planning,
and IT resource optimization. And of course, in the exam, you can
expect about 15% of the questions to come from here.
3. Benefits Realization - In this area, we include it performance and
oversight, and management of IT enabled investments. In the exam,
you can expect about 26% of the questions from benefits
realization.
4. Risk Optimization - This includes areas like risk strategy and risk
management. And of course, in the exam, you can expect about
19% of the exam questions coming from risk optimization.
Exam Essentials
The CGEIT certification Working Group oversees the development of this
exam, ensuring that the job practice is properly tested. There'll be 150
multiple choice questions. And there's one best answer from four options A,
B, C, or D. You'll have four hours or 240 minutes to take the exam, which
allows for a little over a minute and a half per question. CGEIT certification
exams can now be taken via online Remote Proctor or at an in person testing
center. You'll schedule your exam for any available date, time or location
within the 365-day eligibility period. If you're within 48 hours of your
scheduled testing appointment, you must take the exam or forfeit the
registration fee. Please note that the payment is required before you schedule
the exam. And it's about $575 per members and $764 for non-members.
Scores are reported as a scaled score. This is a conversion of your raw score
on the exam to a common scale from 200 to 800. And to pass, you must
receive a score of 450 or higher, which represents a minimum consistent
standard knowledge is established by ISACA CGEIT certification. You can
find more information on this and register for the exam at the official ISACA
website.
Exam Preparation Tips
I would suggest first get the candidate information guide. This gives a lot of
