CGEIT IT Value Delivery and Portfolio Management 3

Question 1

Which metric BEST reflects the overall performance of an IT investment portfolio?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of portfolio investments achieving or exceeding their business case targets

Answer

Total IT budget spent versus allocated

Answer

Average project delivery time in weeks

Answer

Number of new IT projects initiated per quarter

Question 2

The MAIN benefit of an IT portfolio 'heat map' showing risk versus return is that it:

Accepted Answer

Enables governance bodies to visually identify investments to prioritize, monitor, or exit

Answer

Calculates the exact financial return of each IT investment

Answer

Documents technical specifications for all IT projects

Answer

Measures employee satisfaction with IT services

Question 3

In CGEIT, 'IT value delivery' encompasses which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Defining, delivering, measuring, and sustaining the benefits of IT investments over their lifecycle

Answer

Ensuring all IT infrastructure is current and up to date

Answer

Managing vendor relationships for optimal pricing

Answer

Completing all IT projects before their deadlines

Question 4

A governance committee discovers that 40% of the IT portfolio is unaligned with current business strategy. The BEST immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Conduct a strategic portfolio review and realign or exit misaligned investments

Answer

Continue all investments since they are already funded

Answer

Transfer the misaligned investments to a separate budget

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Hire additional IT staff to accelerate all existing projects

Question 5

Which CGEIT concept describes the governance practice of regularly reviewing the IT investment portfolio against changing business priorities?

Accepted Answer

Portfolio rebalancing

Answer

Project scope creep management

Answer

IT change freeze

Answer

Vendor contract renegotiation

Question 6

The PRIMARY reason IT value delivery governance requires executive sponsorship is that:

Accepted Answer

Business outcomes require business authority to drive organizational changes beyond IT

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IT cannot manage its own projects without executive oversight

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External auditors require executive signoff on all IT deliverables

Answer

Technology vendors insist on executive-level contract approval