CIS-SPM Practice Exam Questions with Answers Certified Implementation Specialist - Strategic Portfolio Management Certification

If an it_project_manager does not want to equally distribute hours across the resource plan time frame, the allocation spread should be set to Any. This option allows the it_project_manager to manually enter the hours for each month or quarter in the resource plan. The other options (Even, Back Load, and Front Load) automatically distribute the hours evenly, from the end, or from the start of the time frame, respectively. You can find more information about the allocation spread in the Product Documentation for ServiceNow.

 According to the ServiceNow documentation1, the color band at the top of the project card in Project Workspace displays the project status. The project status is a calculated field that indicates the health of the project based on the schedule, cost, and scope variance. The color band can be green, yellow, or red, depending on the status value. The other options are incorrect because:

B. Risk: The risk is a potential problem that could affect the project or its outcome. The risk level is displayed as a circle icon on the project card, not as a color band2.

C. State: The state is the current phase of the project, such as Draft, Planning, Work in Progress, or Closed. The state is displayed as a text field on the project card, not as a color band3.

D. Issues: The issues are the actual problems that affect the project or its outcome. The number of issues is displayed as a badge icon on the project card, not as a color band4.

1: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/concept/c_ProjectWorkspace.html 2: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/task/t_CreateARisk.html 3: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/reference/r_ProjectTable.html 4: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/task/t_CreateAnIssue.html

 According to the Demand Workbench document, the role that can configure the parameters of the demand workbench that is provided with the base system is it_pps_admin. This role grants access to the Project Portfolio Suite application and allows the user to configure the demand workbench settings, such as the axes, the quadrants, the bubble size, and the color. The other options are not correct, as they are not roles that can configure the parameters of the demand workbench. The all roles option is too broad and does not specify a particular role. The business_stakeholder role grants access to the Business Stakeholder Portal and allows the user to view and submit demands. The it_project_manager role grants access to the Project Portfolio Management application and allows the user to create and update projects.

According to the ServiceNow documentation1, this property controls whether the cost roll-ups are performed when a sub-project and parent project have different project currencies. If this property is set to true, then the system converts the sub-project currency to the parent project currency using the exchange rate table and performs the cost roll-ups. If this property is set to false, then the system does not perform the cost roll-ups for sub-projects with different currencies.

1: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/reference/r_Properties.html

According to the Project Summary - Waterfall Dashboard document, depending on the execution type selected for a particular project, the Project Summary - Waterfall Dashboard will also be available. This dashboard provides a comprehensive view of the project status, progress, and performance using various widgets. The other options are not correct, as they are not dashboards that are dependent on the execution type of the project. The Timecard Dashboard is a dashboard that displays the time worked by users on various tasks. The User Manager Dashboard is a dashboard that displays the user management activities and statistics. The PMO Dashboard is a dashboard that displays the portfolio and project performance and health.

According to the ServiceNow documentation1, the cost_plan_breakdown table stores the cost information for a specific fiscal period. This table contains the fields such as cost plan, fiscal period, amount, and currency. The other options are incorrect because:

B. pm_project: The pm_project table stores the information about projects, such as name, description, state, and status2.

C. cost_plan: The cost_plan table stores the information about cost plans, such as name, type, and project3.

D. expense_line: The expense_line table stores the information about expense lines, such as expense type, amount, and date4.

1: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/reference/r_CostPlanBreakdownTable.html 2: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/reference/r_ProjectTable.html 3: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/reference/r_CostPlanTable.html 4: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/reference/r_ExpenseLineTable.html

According to the ServiceNow documentation1, when requesting resources from a group and when resource role is specified, the planned cost is calculated from the hourly rate of the specified role. The system uses the rate card associated with the resource plan to determine the hourly rate for each role. The other options are incorrect because:

A. The distribution costs: The distribution costs are the costs that are distributed across the project tasks based on the resource plan allocation2.

B. The task rate cards: The task rate cards are the rate cards that are applied to the project tasks, not the resource plan3.

D. The CI rate cards: The CI rate cards are the rate cards that are applied to the configuration items, not the resource plan4.

1: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/resource-management/concept/c_ResourcePlans.html 2: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/resource-management/concept/c_DistributionCosts.html 3: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/resource-management/concept/c_TaskRateCards.html 4: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/resource-management/concept/c_CIRateCards.html

According to the Stakeholder Registry document, the combination of the user and the assigned portfolio must be unique when adding a user to the stakeholder registry. The stakeholder registry is a table that stores information about the stakeholders of a portfolio. The other options are not correct, as they are not registries that require a unique combination of user and portfolio. The application registry is a table that stores information about the applications in the system. The event registry is a table that stores information about the events that trigger notifications. The UX page registry is a table that stores information about the UX pages that are available for portfolios.

According to the Category Configuration document, the default table that stores the idea categories that a user can select from when submitting an idea is im_category. This table contains the predefined categories for ideas, such as Business Process, Customer Service, or IT Service. The other options are not correct, as they are not the tables that store the idea categories. The dmn_demand table stores the demand records that are created from the approved ideas. The im_module table stores the idea modules that are used to group ideas by different criteria. The im_idea_core table stores the core fields of the idea records.

According to the ServiceNow documentation1, the Business Unit field on a Project or Demand form is a reference field that displays values from the cmn_department table. A reference field stores a link to a record on another table, rather than storing the data directly in the field2.

1: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/reference/r_ProjectTable.html 2: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-platform-administration/page/administer/form-administration/concept/c_ReferenceFields.html

Resource capacity is the total number of hours that a resource or a group of resources is available for work in a given time period. According to the Product Documentation for ServiceNow, resource capacity is derived from the user or group schedule, which defines the working hours and days for each resource. The group capacity is rolled up from the schedules of all the members. Note: Capacity is not derived from FTE, but from schedules. Both FTE and schedules must be in synchronization with each other. FTE is a measure of how much work a resource can perform in a standard work week, and it is used to calculate the resource demand and allocation.

According to the Portfolio Planning document, the first step in the process when configuring Portfolio Planning to work with ServiceNow® Project Portfolio Management is to generate default mapping configurations. This step creates the default mappings between the Portfolio Planning fields and the ServiceNow® Project Portfolio Management fields. The other options are not correct, as they are not the first step in the process. Creating an alignment integration is the second step, creating custom mapping configurations is the third step, and creating personalized portfolio plans is the fourth step.