CGEIT Risk Optimization Practice Question
When balancing risk and value in IT investment, what is the primary consideration for the CGEIT practitioner?
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
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Optimizing the realization of benefits while maintaining risk exposure within the enterprise appetite.
Governance is about the trade-offs. Delivering value requires taking risks; the objective is to optimize, not eliminate, risk.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Prioritizing compliance over all other business requirements.
Why it's wrong here
Compliance is one factor, but not the sole objective of value optimization.
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Total elimination of IT risk.
Why it's wrong here
Eliminating all risk is impossible and usually destroys value.
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Maximizing the return on investment (ROI) regardless of risk exposure.
Why it's wrong here
This ignores the risk-adjusted perspective required for governance.
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Optimizing the realization of benefits while maintaining risk exposure within the enterprise appetite.
Why this is correct
This is the core definition of balancing risk and value in IT governance.
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Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
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