CGEIT

CGEIT practice questions, page 9 of 19, with answer review and explanations.

Question 41

An IT governance committee recently received a report indicating a scarcity of key IT skills in the marketplace to meet the core needs of the business. Reviewing which of the following would BEST help the committee respond to this situation?

  1. IT balanced scorecard
  2. Outsourcing strategy
  3. IT strategic plan
  4. Human resource strategy

Question 42

An enterprise has decided to create its first mobile application. The IT director is concerned about the potential impact of this initiative. Which of the following is the MOST important input for managing the risk associated with this initiative?

  1. Business requirements
  2. IT risk scorecard
  3. Enterprise risk appetite
  4. Enterprise architecture (EA)

Question 43

Senior management has made a decision to automate a number of key controls due to concerns that current IT risk controls are overly cumbersome and adversely impacting IT agility. Which of the following should be required FIRST to facilitate this process?

  1. Control gap analysis
  2. Control self-assessments
  3. Controls optimization
  4. Cost-benefit analysis

Question 44

The IT function received only 50% of the requested funding to support the IT strategy for new business initiatives. Which of the following is the CIO's MOST important course of action before considering alternative resource options?

  1. Prioritize the portfolio.
  2. Terminate less visible maintenance projects.
  3. Develop a new balanced scorecard.
  4. Conduct a cost-benefit analysis.

Question 45

A business case indicates an enterprise would reduce costs by implementing a bring your own device (BYOD) program allowing employees to use personal devices for e-mail. Which of the following should be the FIRST governance action?

  1. Assess the enterprise architecture (EA).
  2. Update the BYOD policy.
  3. Update the network infrastructure.
  4. Assess the BYOD risk.