CGEIT sample questions

Question 1

The CEO of a large enterprise has announced the commencement of a major business expansion that will double the size of the organization. IT will need to support the expected demand expansion. The CIO should FIRST:

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review the resource utilization matrix.

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update the IT strategic plan to align with the decision.

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recruit IT resources based on the expansion decision.

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embed IT personnel in the business units.

Question 2

Portfolio management in a large enterprise BEST enables which of the following?

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Risk reduction

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Performance management

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Value creation

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Human resource optimization

Question 3

Which of the following BEST defines the IT investment activities an enterprise will undertake when aligning to business goals?

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Risk management

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Portfolio management

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Procurement management

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Project management

Question 4

Which of the following should be the PRIMARY consideration when implementing IT governance in a small, newly established organization?

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Assigning IT roles and responsibilities

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Approving enterprise architecture and standards

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Defining IT project management methodology

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Assigning a budget for IT governance applications

Question 5

Which of the following is the BEST method to monitor IT governance effectiveness?

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Balanced scorecard

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Service level management

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Risk control self-assessment

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Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis

Question 6

An internal auditor conducts an assessment of a two-year-old IT risk management program.

Which of the following findings should be of MOST concern to the CIO?

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Only a few key risk indicators identified by the IT risk management team are being monitored and the rest will be on a phased schedule.

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Organizational responsibility for IT risk management is not clearly defined.

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IT risk training records are not properly retained in accordance with established schedules.

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None of the members of the IT risk management team have risk management-related certifications.

Question 7

An enterprise has discovered that there is significant duplication of IT investments.

Which of the following would be MOST helpful in addressing this issue?

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Establishing an IT steering committee

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Delegating IT investment decisions to centralized IT

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Maintaining an inventory of IT investments

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Increasing the frequency of IT investment audits

Question 8

A regulatory audit assessed an enterprise's main transactional application as noncompliant. In addition to fines and required corrections, an agreement was reached to implement a set of governance controls over IT. Accountability for these controls is BEST assigned to which of the following?

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Internal audit director

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CIO

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The board of directors

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Application users

Question 9

An enterprise is planning a change in business direction. As a result, IT risk will significantly increase.

Which of the following should be the CIO's FIRST course of action?

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Implement IT changes to align with the plan.

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Plan for the corresponding IT reorganization.

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Recommend delaying the business change.

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Report the risk to executive management.

Question 10

Which of the following is the GREATEST expected strategic organizational benefit from the standardization of technical platforms?

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Optimizes infrastructure investments

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Reduces IT operational training costs

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Reduces response time

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Meets regulatory compliance requirements

Free CGEIT sample questions

The CEO of a large enterprise has announced the commencement of a major business expansion that will double the size of the organization. IT will need to support the expected demand expansion. The CIO should FIRST:

Portfolio management in a large enterprise BEST enables which of the following?

Which of the following BEST defines the IT investment activities an enterprise will undertake when aligning to business goals?

Which of the following should be the PRIMARY consideration when implementing IT governance in a small, newly established organization?

Which of the following is the BEST method to monitor IT governance effectiveness?

An internal auditor conducts an assessment of a two-year-old IT risk management program. Which of the following findings should be of MOST concern to the CIO?

An enterprise has discovered that there is significant duplication of IT investments. Which of the following would be MOST helpful in addressing this issue?

A regulatory audit assessed an enterprise's main transactional application as noncompliant. In addition to fines and required corrections, an agreement was reached to implement a set of governance controls over IT. Accountability for these controls is BEST assigned to which of the following?

An enterprise is planning a change in business direction. As a result, IT risk will significantly increase. Which of the following should be the CIO's FIRST course of action?

Which of the following is the GREATEST expected strategic organizational benefit from the standardization of technical platforms?

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