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QUESTION: 106

Which of the following is the FOREMOST root cause of project risk? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

New system is not meeting the user business needs
Delay in arrival of resources
Lack of discipline in managing the software development process
Selection of unsuitable project methodology

Answer(s): C,D

Explanation:

The foremost root cause of project risk is:
A lack of discipline in managing the software development process
Selection of a project methodology that is unsuitable to the system being developed

Incorrect Answers:
A: The risk associated with new system is not meeting the user business needs is business risks, not project risk.
B: This is not direct reason of project risk.

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QUESTION: 107

You are the project manager of a SGT project. You have been actively communicating and working with the project stakeholders. One of the outputs of the "manage stakeholder expectations" process can actually create new risk events for your project. Which output of the manage stakeholder expectations process can create risks?

Project management plan updates
An organizational process asset updates
Change requests
Project document updates

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The manage stakeholder expectations process can create change requests for the project, which can cause new risk events to enter into the project.

Change requests are requests to expand or reduce the project scope, modify policies, processes, plans, or procedures, modify costs or budgets or revise schedules. These requests for a change can be direct or indirect, externally or internally initiated, and legally or contractually imposed or optional. A Project Manager needs to ensure that only formally documented requested changes are processed and only approved change requests are implemented.

Incorrect Answers:
A: The project management plan updates do not create new risks.

B: The organizational process assets updates do not create new risks. D: The project document updates do not create new risks.

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QUESTION: 108

Which of the following characteristics of risk controls can be defined as under?

"The separation of controls in the production environment rather than the separation in the design and implementation of the risk"

Trusted source
Secure
Distinct
Independent

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

A control or countermeasure which does not overlap in its performance with another control or countermeasure is considered as distinct. Hence the separation of controls in the production environment rather than the separation in the design and implementation of the risk refers to distinct.

Incorrect Answers:
A: Trusted source refers to the commitment of the people designing, implementing, and maintenance of the control towards the security policy.

B: Secure controls refers to the activities ability to protect from exploitation or attack.

D: The separation in design, implementation, and maintenance of controls or countermeasures are refer to as independent. Hence this answer is not valid.

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QUESTION: 109

Shelly is the project manager of the BUF project for her company. In this project Shelly needs to establish some rules to reduce the influence of risk bias during the qualitative risk analysis process. What method can Shelly take to best reduce the influence of risk bias?

Establish risk boundaries
Group stakeholders according to positive and negative stakeholders and then complete the risk analysis
Determine the risk root cause rather than the person identifying the risk events
Establish definitions of the level of probability and impact of risk event

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

By establishing definitions for the level of probability and impact a project manager can reduce the influence of bias.

Incorrect Answers:
A: This is not a valid statement for reducing bias in the qualitative risk analysis.

B: Positive and negative stakeholders are identified based on their position towards the project goals and objectives, not necessarily risks.

C: Root cause analysis is a good exercise, but it would not determine risk bias.

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QUESTION: 110

You are the IT manager in Bluewell Inc. You identify a new regulation for safeguarding the information processed by a specific type of transaction. What would be the FIRST action you will take?

Assess whether existing controls meet the regulation
Update the existing security privacy policy
Meet with stakeholders to decide how to comply
Analyze the key risk in the compliance process

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

When a new regulation for safeguarding information processed by a specific type of transaction is being identified by the IT manager, then the immediate step would be to understand the impact and requirements of this new regulation. This includes assessing how the enterprise will comply with the regulation and to what extent the existing control structure supports the compliance process. After that manager should then assess any existing gaps.

Incorrect Answers:
B, C, D: These choices are appropriate as well as important, but are subsequent steps after understanding and gap assessment.

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