Course Topics Include:
Domain 1: Governance of Enterprise IT
Governance Framework
• Components of a Governance Framework
• Organizational Structures, Roles, and Responsibilities
• Strategy Development
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance
• Organizational Culture
• Business Ethics
Technology Governance
• Governance Strategy Alignment with Enterprise Objectives
• Strategic Planning Process
• Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement
• Communication and Awareness Strategy
• Enterprise Architecture
• Policies and Standards
Technology Governance
• Information Architecture
• Information Asset Lifecycle
• Information Ownership and Stewardship
• Information Classification and Handling
Domain 2: IT Resources
IT Resource Planning
• Sourcing Strategies
• Resource Capacity Planning
• Acquisition of Resources
IT Resource Optimization
• IT Resource Lifecycle and Asset Management
• Human Resource Competency Assessment and Development
• Management of Contracted Services and Relationships
Domain 3: Benefits Realization
 IT Performance and Oversight
• Performance Management
• Change Management
• Governance Monitoring
• Governance Reporting
• Quality Assurance
• Process Development and Improvement
Management of IT-Enabled Investments
• Business Case Development and Evaluation
• IT Investment Management and Reporting
• Performance Metrics
• Benefit Evaluation Methods
Domain 4: Risk Optimization
Risk Strategy
• Risk Frameworks and Standards
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance
Risk Management
• IT-Enabled Capabilities, Processes, and Services
• Business Risk, Exposures, and Threats
• Risk Management Lifecycle
• Risk Assessment Methods
Prerequisites
To earn your CGEIT, you must:
- Submit verified evidence of a minimum of five years of experience managing, serving in an advisory or oversight role, and/or otherwise supporting the governance of the IT-related contribution to an enterprise
- Have one year relating to the definition, establishment and management of a framework for the governance of IT
- Broad experience in at least two of the other CGEIT domains.See sample certificate for ISACA CGEIT