GISP GIS Project Management 2

Question 1

A GIS project manager needs to identify all parties who may affect or be affected by the project. This process is known as:

Accepted Answer

Stakeholder identification

Answer

Stakeholder identification is the process of finding all individuals and organizations whose interests may affect or be affected by the project.

Question 2

Which cost estimation technique uses historical data from analogous projects to estimate the cost of a new GIS project?

Accepted Answer

Analogous estimating

Answer

Analogous estimating uses actual costs from previous similar projects as the basis for estimating the current project's cost.

Question 3

In GIS project quality management, the process of auditing quality requirements and inspection results to ensure appropriate quality standards are being used is called:

Accepted Answer

Quality assurance

Answer

Quality assurance focuses on the processes used to manage the project and audits quality requirements to ensure standards and procedures are being followed.

Question 4

A project manager discovers that actual costs are exceeding the budget while the project is on schedule. Which EVM metric would reveal this situation?

Accepted Answer

Cost Performance Index (CPI)

Answer

The Cost Performance Index (CPI) compares earned value to actual costs; a CPI below 1.0 indicates cost overrun regardless of schedule status.

Question 5

Which project management approach follows a sequential, phase-by-phase process where each phase must be completed before the next begins?

Accepted Answer

Waterfall

Answer

The Waterfall model is a linear sequential approach where each phase (requirements, design, implementation, verification) must be fully completed before progressing to the next.

GISP - Geographic Information Systems Professional Practice Test

GISP - Geographic Information Systems Professional Practice Test

GISP GIS Project Management 2