CISSP Decision Types: A Judgment-First Study Guide

Most CISSP resources teach content.
The CISSP exam tests judgment.

This guide is designed to train how CISSP expects you to think, not what to memorize.

Instead of organizing questions by domains, this book is organized by decision types — the recurring patterns the exam uses to evaluate senior-level reasoning under ambiguity.

What this guide covers

• The most common CISSP decision patterns (e.g., first vs best, assess vs fix, policy vs technology)
• Original exam-style questions designed to test prioritization and sequencing
• Clear explanations of why the correct answer is correct
• Just as importantly: why the other answers are wrong
• A calm, exam-native framework you can apply across all CISSP domains

What this is (and is not)

• ✅ A judgment-training supplement to books and courses
• ❌ Not a full content review
• ❌ Not a memorization tool or question dump

This pairs perfectly with traditional study materials by closing the gap most candidates feel on exam day: knowing the material, but not knowing how to choose the answer.

Who this is for

• CISSP candidates who understand the content but struggle with “what would CISSP want?”
• Retakers who feel they were “between two answers”
• Professionals who want to think like the exam — not fight it

If you’ve ever said, “I knew all the material, but the questions felt different,” this guide was written for you.