CGEIT IT Resource Management 2

Question 1

Which metric BEST measures the effectiveness of IT human resource management from a governance perspective?

Accepted Answer

Alignment of IT competency profiles with current and future business capability requirements

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Number of IT certifications held by staff

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IT staff-to-business-user ratio

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Average IT department tenure in years

Question 2

In IT resource governance, a skills gap analysis is PRIMARILY used to:

Accepted Answer

Identify differences between current IT competencies and those required to meet strategic objectives

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Justify reducing the IT workforce

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Rank IT employees for performance review purposes

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Determine compensation benchmarks for IT roles

Question 3

Which IT resource management approach BEST supports enterprise agility within a governance framework?

Accepted Answer

Flexible resource models that can scale with changing business demands

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Rigid long-term contracts with a single IT vendor

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Maintaining a fixed IT resource pool regardless of business cycles

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Centralizing all IT decision-making with the CIO

Question 4

A CGEIT-aligned IT asset management program should PRIMARILY focus on:

Accepted Answer

Maximizing asset utilization across the full lifecycle to deliver business value

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Tracking physical IT equipment for insurance purposes

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Minimizing asset procurement costs through bulk purchasing

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Maintaining detailed technical specifications of all IT systems

Question 5

When evaluating IT vendor performance, which governance principle should guide the assessment process?

Accepted Answer

Vendor performance should be continuously measured against agreed SLAs and business outcomes

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Vendors should be assessed only at contract renewal time

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Performance evaluation should focus solely on cost containment

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Assessments should be delegated entirely to the procurement department

Question 6

Which of the following BEST represents an IT governance approach to managing IT financial resources?

Accepted Answer

IT financial management should link expenditures directly to business outcomes and value delivery

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IT budgets should be managed independently from business unit budgets

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Financial decisions should be delegated to the IT finance team without board involvement

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IT spending should be minimized across all categories regardless of strategic impact

Question 7

In a mature IT governance model, responsibility for IT resource allocation decisions PRIMARILY rests with:

Accepted Answer

A governance structure that involves both IT and business leadership

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Individual IT project managers

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The CFO based on financial impact alone

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External auditors who assess resource efficiency