The formal process of approving changes to the project scope

The documentation of all project deliverables in the scope statement

The reduction of project scope to meet a tight deadline

The uncontrolled expansion of project scope without adjustments to time, cost, or resources

Why is the lessons learned review an important part of project closing?

To extend the project schedule for additional work

To renegotiate the project budget with the sponsor

To capture knowledge that can improve future projects

To assign blame for project failures

What is the primary role of project governance?

To execute the project tasks and produce deliverables

To approve every change request without review

To provide oversight, decision-making structures, and policies for the project

To manage the project's day-to-day activities

A project manager is leading a security compliance project. Midway through execution, a new regulatory requirement is introduced that will require additional data collection and reporting. The project is already over budget. What is the most appropriate action?

Reduce other project activities to free up budget for the new requirement.

Ignore the new requirement because it was not in the original scope.

Implement the new requirement immediately and absorb the cost.

Submit a change request to evaluate the impact on scope, schedule, and budget.

GIAC Security Leadership

Domain 5Objective 2

Managing Projects GSLC Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Business and Vendor Management domain, which makes up ~18% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~13–22 in this domain), expect 4–7 from this objective — we provide 76 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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24concepts

24 Concepts in This Objective

Project Management Fundamentals
Project Life Cycle
Project Initiation
Project Planning
Project Execution
Project Monitoring and Controlling
Project Closing
Project Scope Management
Project Schedule Management
Project Cost Management
Project Quality Management
Project Resource Management
Project Communication Management
Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management
Project Stakeholder Management
Project Governance
Project Management Methodologies
Project Management Tools and Techniques
Project Leadership and Team Management
Project Success Criteria and Metrics
Project Documentation and Reporting
Project Change Management
Project Integration Management

Questions 11–15

11foundation · easy
What is scope creep?
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12foundation · easy
Why is the lessons learned review an important part of project closing?
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13foundation · easy
What is the primary role of project governance?
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14expert · hard
A project manager is leading a security compliance project. Midway through execution, a new regulatory requirement is introduced that will require additional data collection and reporting. The project is already over budget. What is the most appropriate action?
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15application · easy
A project manager is initiating a project to replace the organization's legacy VPN solution. The project sponsor has approved the project charter, and the project manager is now identifying the project's objectives, scope, and stakeholders. What phase of the project life cycle is the project manager currently in?
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Managing Projects GSLC Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

What is scope creep?

Why is the lessons learned review an important part of project closing?

What is the primary role of project governance?

A project manager is leading a security compliance project. Midway through execution, a new regulatory requirement is introduced that will require additional data collection and reporting. The project is already over budget. What is the most appropriate action?

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