CGEIT is intended for professionals with management, advisory or assurance roles relating to:
- IS/IT Directors
- IS/IT Managers
- IS/IT Consultants
- IT Governance Professionals
- IS/IT Executives
CGEITs hold many prominent positions in industry and government including:
- Manager
- Director
- Consultant
- C-level executive.
Following are examples of common roles and responsibilities held by CGEITs:
- Oversee the development and maintenance of the IT strategic plan
- Manage IT-enabled investment portfolios through their useful asset life cycle
- Advise on industry accepted practices and frameworks to improve IT governance
- Develop IT and information systems strategic plans and control frameworks
- Integrate information security into enterprise IT governance
- Manage the enterprise architecture, including infrastructure and applications
- Oversee the development and maintenance of the risk strategy, plan and program