Certification Magazine - February 2008 - (Page 25) It also focuses on frameworks that provide support for IT governance, such as Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) and the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL). To earn the CGEIT certification, applicants must: 1. Pass the CGEIT exam. (The first CGEIT exam will be administered in December 2008.) 2. Adhere to the ISACA Code of Professional Ethics. 3. Agree to comply with the CGEIT continuing education policy. 4. Provide evidence of appropriate IT governance work experience as defined by the CGEIT job practice. Individuals can take the CGEIT exam prior to earning the above work experience. However, work experience must be earned during the 10-year period prior to application for CGEIT certification. To recognize other management experience or the achievement of specific IT governance-related credentials, advanced (postgraduate) degrees and certificates, up to two years of the five years of required IT governance experience can be substituted. Specifically, each of the following will qualify (substitute) for one year of IT governance experience, with a maximum of two years of substitutions being accepted. Management experience that is not specific to IT governance, such as performing consulting, auditing, assurance or security management duties, will qualify for up to one year of substitution. Credentials (in good standing), advanced (postgraduate) degrees and certificate programs that include an IT governance and/or management component or are specific to one or more of the CGEIT domains will qualify for up to one year of substitution. These include: IT involves huge costs and significant risks, but it also offers tremendous value to the business and is critical to an organization’s survival. Five years of experience managing, serving in an advisory or oversight role, or otherwise supporting the governance of the IT-related contribution to an enterprise is required for certification. This experience is defined specifically by the domains and task statements described in the CGEIT job practice. A minimum of one year of experience relating to the development or maintenance of an IT governance framework is required. Additional broad experience directly related to any two or more of the remaining CGEIT domains is also required: • Strategic Alignment. • Value Delivery. • Risk Management. • Resource Management. • Performance Measurement. • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), issued by ISACA. • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), issued by ISACA. • ITIL Service Manager certification program. • Chartered Information Technology Professional, issued by the British Computer Society. • Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). • Project Management Professional (PMP), issued by the Project Management Institute. • Postgraduate degree from an accredited university in information technology or management (such as an MBA or CIO certificate program). INSIDE CERTIFICATION continued on page 39 February 2008 CERTIFICATION MAGAZINE 25
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