GISP GIS Project Management

Question 1

Which project management document formally authorizes a GIS project and grants the project manager authority to apply organizational resources?

Accepted Answer

Project charter

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Project scope statement

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Work breakdown structure

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Requirements traceability matrix

Question 2

In GIS project planning, a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Decompose project deliverables into manageable components

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Assign personnel to tasks based on skill sets

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Track project budget expenditures over time

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Identify risks associated with data acquisition

Question 3

Which scheduling technique uses the longest path through a project network to determine the minimum project duration?

Accepted Answer

Critical Path Method (CPM)

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Gantt chart analysis

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Resource leveling

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Earned Value Management

Question 4

A GIS project manager is using Earned Value Management (EVM). If the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is 0.80, what does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

The project is progressing at 80% of the planned rate

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The project is 20% under budget

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The project has completed 80% of planned work

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The project will finish 20% over budget

Question 5

When managing a GIS project, which risk response strategy involves transferring the negative impact of a risk to a third party?

Accepted Answer

Risk transference

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Risk avoidance

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Risk mitigation

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Risk acceptance

Question 6

In the context of GIS project management, which document defines what is and is not included in a project?

Accepted Answer

Project scope statement

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Risk register

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Communications plan

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Stakeholder register

Question 7

Which agile project management framework uses fixed-length iterations called sprints, typically lasting 2–4 weeks, and is increasingly applied to GIS software development?

Accepted Answer

Scrum

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Waterfall

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PRINCE2

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PMBOK