CGEIT Governance OF Enterprise IT Practice Question
An organization is updating its IT governance policies. Which element must be included to ensure policy enforcement?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Defined roles, responsibilities, and accountability mechanisms
Policies must define roles, responsibilities, and clear consequences or procedures for compliance to be enforceable.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
A copy of the IT department's budget spreadsheet
Why it's wrong here
This is a financial document.
- ✓
Defined roles, responsibilities, and accountability mechanisms
Why this is correct
Clear accountability is the foundation of policy enforcement.
- ✗
A detailed technical configuration guide for all servers
Why it's wrong here
This is a technical standard, not a governance policy element.
- ✗
A list of all software vendor names used by the company
Why it's wrong here
This is an inventory record.
About these practice questions
Courseiva writes every CGEIT question from scratch — 214 in total, each with an explanation and a wrong-answer breakdown. None are copied from real exams or dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
This CGEIT practice question is part of Courseiva's free ISACA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the CGEIT exam.