CIS-SPM Online Practice Questions and Answers

Correct Answer: B

According to the Assigning Resource Roles document, to set up a group for selection in a resource plan, the group record needs to include the pps_resource role. This role grants access to the Resource Management application and allows the group members to view and update their resource allocations. The other options are not correct, as they are not required for a group to be selected in a resource plan. The it_project_user role grants access to the Project Portfolio Management application and allows the user to create and update projects. The itil role grants access to the ITIL application and allows the user to manage incidents, problems, and changes. The resource_manager role grants access to the Resource Management application and allows the user to manage resource plans and allocations.

Correct Answer: A

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.

Correct Answer: A

According to the Cost plan breakdown document, users are required to enter the cost type for each cost plan line item. Cost type is a mandatory field that specifies the type of cost, such as labor, software, hardware, etc. The other options are not required fields for a cost plan for a demand. Discount Rate % is an optional field that applies a discount rate to the cost plan. Total planned cost is a read-only field that displays the sum of the planned cost for all the cost plan breakdowns. Functional currency is a system property that defines the currency used for cost management.

Correct Answer: A

According to the ServiceNow documentation1, a lens is a hierarchical structure that consists of entities and relationships. An entity is a data object that represents a business concept, such as a project, a demand, or a resource. A relationship is a link between two entities that defines how they are connected. A lens can have up to four levels of entities, each with a parent reference to the entity above it, except for the top-level entity, which has no parent reference. The top-level entity is the root of the lens and defines its scope and type. For example, a project lens has a project as the top-level entity, and a demand lens has a demand as the top-level entity. https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/it-business-management/concept/c_Lens.html

Correct Answer: B

According to the ServiceNow documentation1, the timecard_admin role can approve time sheets or submit time cards on behalf of team members. This role also has the ability to create and modify time sheet policies, time sheet groups, and time sheet periods. The other options are incorrect because:

A. activity_admin: The activity_admin role can create and modify activities, activity sets, and activity plans

C. form_admin: The form_admin role can create and modify forms, form sections, and form layouts

D. approval_admin: The approval_admin role can create and modify approval rules, approval groups, and approval stages

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/time-card-management/reference/r_TimeCardManagementRoles.html https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-it-business-management/page/product/project-management/reference/r_ActivityManagementRoles.html https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-platform-administration/page/administer/form-administration/concept/c_FormAdministration.html https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-platform-administration/page/administer/approvals/concept/c_Approvals.html

Correct Answer: C

Correct Answer: C

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.

Correct Answer: BCD

Using the Request type field on a resource plan, you can request a resource by specifying the amount of FTE, person days, or hours that you need for a task or a project. FTE stands for full-time equivalent and represents the percentage of a standard work week that a resource can perform. Person days are the number of days that a resource works on a task or a project. Hours are the number of hours that a resource works on a task or a project. You can find more information about the Request type field in the Product Documentation for ServiceNow.

Correct Answer: D

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.

Correct Answer: D

According to the Completing Demand Assessments document, demand assessments are triggered as soon as the demand enters the Submitted state. The other options are not correct, as demand assessments are not triggered when the demand is Approved, Screening, or Qualified.