ISACA Certifies 5,000th CGEIT

According to a recent global survey of more than 3,700 IT professionals who are members of ISACA, half (52 percent) report their enterprises do not have enough IT staff and 44 percent are planning to increase their IT-related investments in the next 12 months. Reflective of the increasing demand for experienced IT professionals, particularly in the governance area, ISACA recently awarded the 5,000th Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) certification. The first CGEIT exam was administered in December 2008.

ISACA is a nonprofit association of more than 95,000 IT professionals worldwide. After extensive research, the association established the CGEIT certification to recognise those who have the professional knowledge, skills and business experience to maximise IT’s contribution to an enterprise’s success, and manage and mitigate risks posed by IT. The certification defines the roles and responsibilities of the professionals performing work to enhance the governance of enterprise IT (GEIT).

“The demand for experience in the area of GEIT is growing, fuelled by professionals who want to demonstrate a visible commitment to excellence in IT governance practices,” said Allan Boardman, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, CA (SA), ACA, CISSP, chair of ISACA’s Credentialing Board, and a risk officer at a global financial services firm. “The CGEIT certification proves IT governance-related knowledge, competencies, skill sets, abilities and experiences, and demonstrates the trust and value CGEIT certification-holders can contribute to their employers.”

The CGEIT certification helps support growing business demands related to IT governance and increase the awareness and importance of GEIT good practices and issues by focusing on

IT governance frameworks such as COBIT 5, strategic alignment, value delivery, risk management, resource management and performance measurement.