GIAC GIAC Information Security GCPM Questions & Answers

• Question 21:

  You are the project manager of the NNH project. In this project you have created a contingency response that the cost performance index should be less than 0.93. The NHH project has a budget at completion of $945,000 and is 45 percent complete - though the project should be 49 percent complete. The project has spent $455,897 to reach the 45 percent complete milestone. What is the project's cost performance index?

  A. 1.06

  B. 0.93

  C. 0.92

  D. -$30,647

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 22:

  Mark works as a project manager for the SLQ Project. He is working with the project team and several key stakeholders to create a diagram that shows how various elements of a system interrelate and the mechanism of causation within the system. What diagramming technique will Mark use to achieve the above task?

  A. Predecessor and successor diagramming

  B. System or process flow chart

  C. Influence diagram

  D. Cause and effect diagram

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 23:

  Which of the following is built by aggregating the costs of the individual work elements and then joining them at time intervals where meaningful actual cost information will be available?

  A. Cost baseline

  B. Cost estimation

  C. Cost controlling

  D. Cost budgeting

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 24:

  You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You are working on a project where there is a limited amount of detailed information about the project or program. Which of the following estimation techniques will you use to accomplish the task?

  A. Three-point

  B. Analogous

  C. Bottom-up

  D. Parametric

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 25:

  Wanda is the project manager for her organization and is creating a checklist for her project team. In this project the team will be installing electrical fixtures throughout an office building and she wants to confirm that the installations will be done correctly each time. Her goal is that the project deliverables will be of quality throughout the project installation process. In what project process will Wanda's team use the checklist?

  A. Planning quality

  B. Project execution

  C. Quality control

  D. Quality assurance

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 26:

  Which of the following is a method of planning and managing projects that puts more emphasis on the resources required to execute project tasks?

  A. Critical Path Method (CPM)

  B. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

  C. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)

  D. Linear scheduling method (LSM)

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 27:

  You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. Two of your team members are held in a conflict on a module of the project assigned to them. You have told them to work together to find a mutually beneficial solution. Which of the following conflict resolution techniques will your team members follow to achieve the solution?

  A. Compromise

  B. Competition

  C. Collaboration

  D. Avoidance

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 28:

  Mark is the project manager of the BFL project for his organization. He and the project team are creating a probability and impact matrix using RAG rating. There is some confusion and disagreement among the project team as to how a certain risk is important and priority for attention should be managed. Where can Mark determine the priority of a risk given its probability and impact?

  A. Risk management plan

  B. Look-up table

  C. Risk response plan

  D. Project sponsor

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 29:

  The Project Communications Management knowledge area focuses on which of the following processes? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

  A. Distribute Information

  B. Identify Stakeholders

  C. Report Performance

  D. Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

  Correct Answer: ABC

• Question 30:

  Which of the following statements describes the critical path?

  A. It is the shortest path in the project network diagram.

  B. It cannot be crashed.

  C. It is always one path with the longest duration.

  D. It shows the project's earliest date for completion.

  Correct Answer: D