CGEIT IT Value Delivery and Portfolio Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: IT portfolio management in CGEIT PRIMARILY ensures that:
- The collective set of IT investments optimally supports business strategy (Correct answer)
- All IT projects are delivered on time and within scope
- IT spending is distributed equally across business units
- Only proven technologies are included in IT investments
Correct answer: The collective set of IT investments optimally supports business strategy
IT portfolio management takes a holistic view of all IT investments to ensure they collectively maximize strategic value rather than being managed in isolation.
Question 2: A 'project portfolio' differs from a 'project' in that a portfolio:
- Comprises multiple projects managed collectively to optimize strategic value (Correct answer)
- Is a single large project broken into phases
- Is managed by a single project manager
- Contains only completed projects for historical reference
Correct answer: Comprises multiple projects managed collectively to optimize strategic value
A portfolio aggregates multiple projects and programs managed together so their combined investment delivers maximum strategic value.
Question 3: Which IT governance body is MOST responsible for making IT portfolio investment decisions?
- IT Investment Committee or IT Steering Committee (Correct answer)
- Individual project managers
- The IT help desk leadership team
- External IT consultants
Correct answer: IT Investment Committee or IT Steering Committee
The IT Investment or Steering Committee provides governance-level oversight of IT investments, balancing risk, value, and strategic alignment across the portfolio.
Question 4: The PRIMARY measure of IT value delivery in a governance context is:
- The extent to which IT investments achieve their intended business outcomes (Correct answer)
- The percentage of IT projects completed on schedule
- The reduction in IT department headcount over time
- The number of new technologies adopted in a fiscal year
Correct answer: The extent to which IT investments achieve their intended business outcomes
Value delivery is measured by whether IT investments actually produce the business outcomes they were intended to enable — not by project metrics or technology adoption.
Question 5: When balancing an IT investment portfolio, a governance board should PRIMARILY consider:
- Strategic alignment, risk profile, expected return, and resource availability (Correct answer)
- Vendor market share and analyst rankings
- Historical IT project success rates only
- Individual project manager experience levels
Correct answer: Strategic alignment, risk profile, expected return, and resource availability
Portfolio balance requires evaluating each investment's strategic fit, risk, expected return, and feasibility given available resources to optimize the total mix.
Question 6: An IT governance portfolio review identifies several projects with low strategic value and high resource consumption. The BEST governance action is to:
- Terminate or deprioritize those projects to reallocate resources to higher-value investments (Correct answer)
- Continue all projects to avoid disrupting team commitments
- Add more resources to accelerate the low-value projects
- Transfer those projects to an external vendor
Correct answer: Terminate or deprioritize those projects to reallocate resources to higher-value investments
Good portfolio governance actively reallocates resources from low-value investments to higher-priority ones to maximize overall strategic return.
CGEIT IT Value Delivery and Portfolio Management 1
IT portfolio management in CGEIT PRIMARILY ensures that: