The Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT® (CGEIT®) exam consists of 150 questions covering 4 job practice domains, all testing your knowledge and ability on real-life job practices leveraged by expert professionals.
Below are the key domains, subtopics and tasks candidates will be tested on:
- Domain 1: Governance of Enterprise IT
- Domain 2: IT Resources
- Domain 3: Benefits Realization
- Domain 4: Risk Optimization
SUPPORTING TASKS
- Establish the objectives for the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Establish a framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Identify the internal and external requirements for the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Incorporate a strategic planning process into the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Ensure that a business case development and benefits realization process for IT-enabled investments has been established.
- Incorporate enterprise architecture into the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Incorporate information architecture into the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Align the framework for the governance of enterprise IT with enterprise-wide shared services.
- Incorporate comprehensive and repeatable processes and activities into the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Establish roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities for information assets and IT processes.
- Evaluate the framework for the governance of enterprise IT and identify improvement opportunities.
- Establish a process for the identification and remediation of issues related to the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Establish policies and standards that support IT and enterprise strategic alignment.
- Establish policies and standards that inform decision-making with regard to IT-enabled business investments.
- Establish communication and awareness processes to convey the value of the governance of enterprise IT.
- Evaluate, direct, and monitor IT strategic planning processes to ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
- Evaluate, direct, and monitor stakeholder engagement.
- Document and communicate the IT strategic planning processes and related outputs.
- Ensure that enterprise architecture is integrated into the IT strategic planning process.
- Ensure that information architecture is integrated into the IT strategic planning process.
- Incorporate a prioritization process for IT initiatives into the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Ensure that processes are in place to manage the lifecycle of IT resources and capabilities.
- Ensure that processes are in place to govern the lifecycle of information assets.
- Incorporate sourcing strategies into the framework for the governance of enterprise IT to ensure optimization and control.
- Ensure the alignment of IT resource management processes with the enterprise’s resource management processes.
- Ensure the alignment of information governance with the framework for the governance of enterprise IT.
- Ensure that processes are in place for the assessment and development of personnel to align with business needs.
- Ensure that IT-enabled investments are managed through their economic lifecycle.
- Evaluate the process that assigns ownership and accountability for IT-enabled investments.
- Ensure that IT investment management practices align with enterprise investment management practices.
- Evaluate the benefits realization of IT-enabled investments, IT processes and IT services.
- Establish a performance management program for IT-enabled investments, IT processes and IT services.
- Ensure that improvement initiatives are based on the results derived from performance measures.
- Ensure that comprehensive IT and information risk management programs are established.
- Ensure that a process is in place to monitor and report on the adherence to IT and information risk management policies and standards.
- Ensure the alignment of IT processes with the enterprise’s legal and regulatory compliance objectives.
- Ensure the alignment of IT and information risk management with the enterprise risk management framework.
- Ensure that IT and information risk management policies and standards are developed and communicated.
