CGEIT Preparation Course
About the Exam
The Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) exam administered by ISACA consists of 250 multiple choice questions that must be completed within 3 hours. Exam questions assess the candidate's understanding of five domains of IT governance. The exam is not a simple test of objective knowledge about the ISACA CGEIT Basic References; it assesses the candidate's judgment and ability to apply governance principles and best practice. The exam is deceptively difficult and most candidates report surprise that their scored answers were significantly lower than expected.
About the Prep Course
The course intends to tune the judgment of candidates to achieve the necessary alignment with the knowledge and principles of the CGEIT Basic References. This will be accomplished through a combination of lecture and class discussion of governance scenarios and case studies supplemented by selective reading from the CGEIT Basic References and other materials.
Course lectures are intended to frame and summarize the CGEIT Basic References. CGEIT candidates can easily be overwhelmed by the large volume and detail of the material of the CGEIT Basic References. Exam success does not require complete mastery, but without reading the material, it is difficult to determine what need be retained. The lectures will help candidates avoid this conundrum and be more efficient in their study.
Class participants will be expected to complete short practice exams prior to each class session. Items will be based on previous lectures and assigned readings. These items are intended to mimic questions appearing of the CGEIT exam. The practice exams will be available online. Answers options will be evaluated and the 'correct answer' discussed during subsequent class sessions.
Class discussion is essential aspect of the course. The CGEIT exam requires judgment as much or more than simple recitation of fact from the CGEIT Basic References. However, successful candidates must be able to formulate judgments in a way that is consistent with the principles and best practices expressed in the Basic References. Distinctions are subtle, the discipline of argument and counter argument in group discussion is valuable in tuning this capability.
Course Schedule
The next class is scheduled to start March 23 to prepare for the June exam administration. Sessions will be conducted using the DimDIm webinar service. Click here to register.
About the Instructors
Bill Pankey been an technology risk management consultant focused on the US healthcare industry for more than 15 years. He led a CGEIT study group last Spring and successfully sat for the CGEIT exam in June. He holds a number of industry certifications including: CGEIT, CISA, CISSP, QSA, MCSE, MCSA: Security, GCUX, GSEC, GCIH, COBIT Foundation, ITIL Foundation, NSA IAM. See Bill's Linkedin profile.
Ann Geyer has been a risk and business management consultant in the US healthcare industry for the past 15 years. She is a California attorney and received an MBA from the Peter Drucker & Masatoshi Ito School of Management at Claremont College. She holds certifications in information privacy and healthcare risk management. See Ann's Linkedin profile.