ISACA CGEIT Boot Camp
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT
CGEIT is the senior certification for professionals who govern how IT creates value for the enterprise: directors, advisors, and leaders accountable for technology at the business level. In this live, instructor-led 4-day boot camp, you work through all four CGEIT exam domains and walk out ready to test. Taught by a certified ISACA instructor, with an exam voucher, a free retake, and a clear path to pass built in.
Exam voucher and free retake included.
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Everything you need to walk in ready
Four full days of interactive instruction from a certified ISACA instructor, mapped to the CGEIT exam content outline.
A 12-month subscription to ISACA’s official Question, Answer and Explanation database, with unlimited practice exam attempts.
Your CGEIT exam voucher is included, so you are registered and ready to test.
If you don’t pass the first time, retake the exam at no additional cost.
A pre-study learning path, readiness guidance, and exam strategy so you know exactly how to prepare between sessions and test day.
If you already hold ISACA or other professional credentials, the live instruction hours count as CPE toward them.
Four days across all four CGEIT exam domains
The boot camp works straight through ISACA’s CGEIT exam content outline: four job-practice domains, each weighted as it is on the exam. You leave having covered every area the 150-question exam tests.
Governance of Enterprise IT
40%- The governance framework: structures, roles, culture, and aligning technology strategy with the business.
- Technology and information governance in practice: policies, decision rights, and oversight.
IT Resources
15%- Resource planning: people, skills, sourcing, and architecture to deliver the strategy.
- Resource optimization: getting measurable value from what the enterprise already has.
Benefits Realization
26%- Performance and oversight: measuring whether IT actually delivers what it promised.
- IT-enabled investments: business cases, portfolio management, and tracking value to the end.
Risk Optimization
19%- Risk strategy: appetite, tolerance, and governing technology risk at the enterprise level.
- Risk management: identifying, assessing, and responding to IT risk in business terms.
Domains and weightings follow ISACA’s official CGEIT exam content outline. The CGEIT exam is 150 questions in 4 hours, scored 200 to 800, with 450 to pass.
What the CGEIT certification does for you
Somebody has to answer for whether technology is worth what it costs. CGEIT certifies that you can.
Around 8,000 professionals have earned CGEIT since 2007, a fraction of the CISA and CISM populations. It reads as executive judgment, not just expertise.
CGEIT speaks the language boards care about: value, investment oversight, and whether technology delivers what the enterprise was promised.
Pass the exam and apply for certification to earn ISACA’s CGEIT credential and digital badge, verifiable and shareable on LinkedIn and your resume.
What you’ll be able to do
- Stand up and run a governance framework for enterprise IT
- Oversee IT-enabled investments and their business cases
- Measure whether technology delivers the value it promised
- Optimize IT resources against the enterprise strategy
- Govern technology risk at the executive level
- Advise boards and executives with authority
Learn IT governance from a career cybersecurity leader
James brings over 35 years of military, federal, and contracting experience to cybersecurity training. A former USAF senior officer and Defense Intelligence Agency leader, he has managed critical cybersecurity programs for the Department of Defense and DHS. As President of Sycamore Cybersecurity Consultants and Dean of CyberEDGE Academy, James has trained over 2,000 cybersecurity professionals worldwide. He is a certified instructor for ISACA CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, CGEIT, and AAISM, and holds a BS in Mathematics, three MS degrees, and an MBA.
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What is CGEIT?
CGEIT is ISACA’s Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT certification, the senior credential for professionals who govern how technology creates value for the enterprise. Around 8,000 professionals have earned it since 2007, making it one of ISACA’s most selective certifications.
What roles does CGEIT prepare me for?
CGEIT validates executive-level governance judgment: IT director and VP roles, governance and strategy leads, board and executive advisory, and senior audit and risk positions with enterprise scope.
What are the requirements for CGEIT certification?
ISACA requires five or more years of experience managing, serving in an advisory or oversight role, or otherwise supporting the governance of the IT-related contribution to an enterprise. You can sit the exam first and apply once you meet the requirement.
How is the CGEIT boot camp structured?
Four full days of live, instructor-led training led by a certified ISACA instructor, working through all four CGEIT exam domains. You get a pre-study learning path, a 12-month subscription to ISACA’s official QAE database with unlimited practice exam attempts, and exam-strategy support so you walk in ready.
What does the CGEIT exam look like?
The CGEIT exam is 150 questions in 4 hours, scored on a 200 to 800 scale, with 450 required to pass. Your exam voucher is included, and after registering you have a scheduling window to sit the exam.
What if I don’t pass the CGEIT exam?
You can retake the exam at no additional cost. The whole program is built to get you exam-ready, and the free retake is there as a safety net.
Do I earn CPE for the CGEIT boot camp?
If you already hold ISACA or other professional credentials, the live instruction hours count as CPE toward them. It is a productive way to make progress on your annual CPE while preparing for a new certification.
Is there a self-paced CGEIT course?
Yes. If you prefer to study on your own schedule, see our self-paced CGEIT course. The live boot camp is best if you want structure, an instructor, and a fixed timeline to keep you accountable.
Get CGEIT-certified with an instructor in your corner
Four live days, every exam domain, an included voucher, and a free retake if you need it. Pick the cohort that fits your calendar.
$2,499 per seat, regularly $2,999. Exam voucher and free retake included.
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