To support the growing business demands related to IT governance, promote IT governance good practices and recognise skilled IT governance professionals, the non-profit, international professional association ISACA has developed a new certification: Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT).
Supported by the IT Governance Institute (ITGI) and built on ITGI's intellectual property and input from subject matter experts from around the world, the CGEIT designation focuses on the five areas of IT governance - strategic alignment, resource management, risk management, performance measurement and value delivery - as well as on frameworks that provide support for IT governance (eg, COBIT and ITIL).
It is designed for professionals who have a significant management, advisory or assurance role relating to the governance of IT and who wish to be recognised for their IT governance-related experience and knowledge.
"IT has become vital to the achievement of enterprise goals and delivery of benefits, and executives have realised that enterprise governance must be extended to IT as well," said Howard Nicholson, chair of the CGEIT Certification Board.
"ISACA performed extensive research and determined there is a sound business need for a certification that recognises expertise in the field of IT governance and helps enterprises identify and hire professionals who have IT governance knowledge and experience."
To earn the CGEIT certification, applicants must prove at least five years of experience supporting the governance of an enterprise's information technology and must pass the CGEIT exam. The first CGEIT exam will be administered in December 2008. A grandfathering programme, through which individuals who are highly experienced in the governance of IT may apply for the certification without taking the exam, is now available and can be viewed at www.isaca.org/cgeit.
The CGEIT designation is the third certification offered by ISACA. In 1978, ISACA established the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation, which has been earned by more than 50 000 professionals since inception. In 2002, the CISM certification was introduced. It has since been earned by more than 6 500 professionals. Both designations are accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and are consistently rated among the highest-value certifications by independent consultancy Foote Partners LLC.
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With more than 65 000 members in more than 140 countries, ISACA (www.isaca.org) is a recognised worldwide leader in IT governance, control, security and assurance. Founded in 1969, ISACA sponsors international conferences; publishes the Information Systems Control Journal; develops international information systems auditing and control standards; and administers the CISA, CISM and CGEIT certifications.
ITGI
The non-profit, independent IT Governance Institute (ITGI) (www.itgi.org) was established in 1998 to advance international thinking and standards in directing and controlling an enterprise's information technology. ITGI developed Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) and Val IT, and offers original research and case studies to assist enterprise leaders and boards of directors in their IT governance responsibilities.