Certified Executive Professional in Information & Communication Technology (CXP-ICT)

The CXP-ICT designation aims to:

• Recognize executive-level professional excellence in Information & Communication Technology across industries and sectors.
• Acknowledge prior Information & Communication Technology learning, experience and measurable organizational or stakeholder impact.
• Establish a comparable executive benchmark for senior Information & Communication Technology leadership and professional judgment.
• Promote ethical Information & Communication Technology leadership, responsible professional practice and continuous professional development (CPD).
• Provide organizations with a trusted indicator of senior Information & Communication Technology capability, strategic insight and governance awareness.
   

This program is Validated and Quality Assured by Cambridge Academy of Professionals (CAP) UK. [www.cambridgeacademy.uk]

CXP Application Process
For the application, the below sections must be submitted:

• Section A: Applicant Information
  • Full Name
  • Professional Title
  • Organization
  • Country
  • LinkedIn Profile:
  • Other Social Media Profile (if any):
  • Contact Details
• Section B: Academic & Professional Qualifications
  • Degrees / Diplomas
  • Professional Certifications
• Section C: Executive Experience Summary
  • Total years of experience
  • Senior leadership roles held
  • Scope of present responsibility
• Section D: Professional Impact Statement
• Applicants provide:
  • 2–3 major executive achievements
  • Strategic or organizational impact
  • Leadership challenges addressed
• Section E: Supporting Documents
  • Executive CV
  • Portfolio/evidence
  • References (optional)

Successful candidates are awarded:

• Certified Executive Professional in Information & Communication Technology (CXP-ICT) designation.
• Digital and physical certificate, where offered.
• Authorization to use the CXP-ICT post-nominal title.
• Listing in the Professional Registry / Verification Portal as a CXP-ICT holder.
   

CXP-ICT Competency Framework
The CXP-ICT Competency Framework defines the executive-level capabilities required to be recognized as a Certified Executive Professional in Information & Communication Technology (CXP-ICT). It retains the seven-domain CXP model while expressing each domain through a Information & Communication Technology context. It is applicable across industries, sectors and different types of senior Information & Communication Technology role.

Domain 1: Strategic ICT Leadership
Executive Capability Indicators

• Develops and executes long-term technology, digital, data, cybersecurity, architecture and ICT-service direction aligned with organizational strategy.
• Aligns Information & Communication Technology priorities with technological, cyber-threat, vendor, regulatory, customer, talent and industry dynamics.
• Translates organizational vision into executable digital, systems, infrastructure, cloud, data, cybersecurity and service-transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrates enterprise-wide thinking beyond individual Information & Communication Technology processes or functional silos.

Evidence Indicators

• Information & Communication Technology strategies or major functional plans led or approved.
• Digital transformation, cloud migration, core-system modernization, cyber uplift or technology operating-model redesign initiatives.
• Information & Communication Technology leadership supporting growth, turnaround, restructuring, resilience or enterprise transformation.

Domain 2: Executive ICT Decision-Making & Judgment
Executive Capability Indicators

• Makes high-impact technology investment, architecture, sourcing, cybersecurity, data and service decisions under uncertainty.
• Applies Information & Communication Technology professional judgment grounded in evidence, organizational context and experience.
• Balances organizational needs, professional risk, opportunity and ethical considerations.
• Demonstrates accountability for the organizational and stakeholder consequences of decisions.

Evidence Indicators

• Board-level, committee or executive Information & Communication Technology decisions and approvals.
• Cyberattack, data breach, major outage, vendor failure, project collapse or technology-continuity scenario.
• Major decisions involving build-or-buy, architecture, cloud, vendor, security, data, resilience, investment or legacy retirement.

Domain 3: Industry & ICT Professional Acumen
Executive Capability Indicators

• Demonstrates strong understanding of how digital platforms, information, architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity and technology services create organizational value.
• Interprets service, availability, cyber, delivery, cost, capacity, user, vendor and technology-risk data.
• Understands the organization’s enterprise architecture, technology estate, cyber-threat profile, regulatory obligations, vendor ecosystem and business requirements.
• Connects Information & Communication Technology priorities with business performance, risk, efficiency and sustainability.

Evidence Indicators

• Technology portfolio, digital investment, infrastructure, cybersecurity or ict-operating budget responsibility.
• Commercial or operational partnership demonstrated through Information & Communication Technology leadership.
• Application of sector-specific knowledge and professional Information & Communication Technology expertise.

Domain 4: ICT Leadership, People & Culture
Executive Capability Indicators

• Leads the Information & Communication Technology function or senior professional teams and develops leadership capability.
• Builds a high-performance, innovative, service-oriented, security-conscious and accountable culture.
• Demonstrates influence without relying only on formal Information & Communication Technology authority.
• Leads complex leadership, employee, client and cross-functional stakeholder environments.

Evidence Indicators

• Leadership of senior Information & Communication Technology teams or cross-functional initiatives.
• Mentoring, coaching and succession planning for Information & Communication Technology professionals or organizational leaders.
• Culture, capability, collaboration, performance or professional-development initiatives within Information & Communication Technology.

Domain 5: Governance, Ethics & Professional Integrity in ICT
Executive Capability Indicators

• Demonstrates ethical Information & Communication Technology leadership and responsible professional practice.
• Understands Information & Communication Technology governance, policy, regulatory, control and oversight responsibilities.
• Acts with integrity, fairness, confidentiality, transparency and accountability in Information & Communication Technology decisions.
• Upholds professional codes of conduct and recognizes when legal, regulatory or specialist advice is required.

Evidence Indicators

• Technology, cyber-risk, architecture, data, investment, audit or governance committee involvement.
• Ethics declarations, conflict management and examples of principled Information & Communication Technology judgment.
• Compliance, policy governance, audit, control or professional-risk oversight in Information & Communication Technology.

Domain 6: Stakeholder & External Engagement
Executive Capability Indicators

• Manages Information & Communication Technology relationships with boards, executives, users, customers, regulators, vendors, technology teams, auditors, partners and data owners.
• Represents the organization or Information & Communication Technology profession externally on relevant matters.
• Builds strategic alliances that strengthen digital capability, technology innovation, cyber resilience, service quality, data value or market access.
• Communicates sensitive Information & Communication Technology decisions with clarity and professional credibility.

Evidence Indicators

• Engagement with relevant regulators, authorities, professional bodies, clients or representative groups.
• Information & Communication Technology industry representation, professional forums or policy consultation.
• Leadership of senior internal clients, external clients, partners or other key stakeholders.

Domain 7: Professional ICT Impact & Contribution
Executive Capability Indicators

• Demonstrates sustained contribution to organizational performance through Information & Communication Technology practice.
• Influences technology strategy, architecture systems, cyber controls, service frameworks, data governance or wider ICT practice.
• Contributes to the development of Information & Communication Technology professionals and organizational leaders.
• Shows measurable and lasting organizational, stakeholder or professional impact.

Evidence Indicators

• Information & Communication Technology recognition and awards.
• Information & Communication Technology publications, speaking, teaching, advisory, mentoring or professional-body roles.
• Development of technology roadmaps, architecture standards, cyber frameworks, service catalogs, continuity plans, data-governance models or professional standards.