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Isaca CGEIT Exam - Topic 6 Question 79 Discussion

After shifting from lease to purchase of IT infrastructure and software licenses, an enterprise has to pay for unexpected lease extensions causing significant cost overruns. The BEST direction for the IT steering committee would be to establish;
A) an end-of-life program to remove aging infrastructure from the environment.
B) budget cuts to compensate for the cost overruns.
C) a program to annually review financial policy on overruns.
D) a policy to consider total cost of ownership (TCO) in investment decisions.

Isaca CGEIT Exam - Topic 6 Question 79 Discussion

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Question #: 79
Topic #: 6
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After shifting from lease to purchase of IT infrastructure and software licenses, an enterprise has to pay for unexpected lease extensions causing significant cost overruns. The BEST direction for the IT steering committee would be to establish;

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Kati
7 months ago
Budget cuts? That's just going to make things worse!
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Vince
8 months ago
End-of-life programs are a must for outdated tech!
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Evette
8 months ago
Wait, are lease extensions really that common?
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Harris
8 months ago
Totally agree, TCO should be a priority!
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Monte
8 months ago
Sounds like they need a better financial strategy.
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Lili
9 months ago
An end-of-life program might help with aging infrastructure, but I'm not convinced it addresses the cost overruns directly. A feels off to me.
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Edward
9 months ago
I feel like we covered something similar in practice questions, but I can't recall if budget cuts would really solve the problem. B seems risky.
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Yoko
9 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I think establishing a program to review financial policies could help prevent future overruns. C sounds reasonable.
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Jolene
9 months ago
I remember discussing the importance of total cost of ownership in our last study group. It seems like D could be the right choice here.
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Kendra
9 months ago
Okay, I think I've got this figured out. The key is to look at the long-term solution, not just the immediate problem. That's why I'm going to go with option D - a policy to consider TCO in investment decisions. That should help prevent these kinds of unexpected costs in the future.
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Adelina
9 months ago
Whoa, this is a tricky one. I'm not totally sure what the right answer is here. I guess I'd go with B - budget cuts to compensate for the cost overruns. That seems like the most practical short-term solution, even if it's not the ideal long-term approach.
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Delila
9 months ago
Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. The question is asking for the BEST direction, so I'll need to carefully weigh the options. I'm leaning towards C - a program to annually review financial policy on overruns. That could help prevent these issues from happening again.
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Alaine
9 months ago
This seems like a pretty straightforward question. I'd go with option D - establishing a policy to consider total cost of ownership (TCO) in investment decisions. That seems like the best way to avoid these kinds of unexpected cost overruns in the future.
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Dorothy
9 months ago
Okay, I'm pretty confident that the right answer is to remove the ip igmp join-group commands on all the unnecessary interfaces. That should solve the high CPU utilization issue.
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Teri
1 year ago
Dude, I'm just glad I'm not on that IT steering committee. Sounds like they've got some serious work ahead of them. But hey, at least they've got a chance to learn from this experience, right?
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Gail
1 year ago
User 3: I agree, it's important to consider the total cost of ownership in investment decisions.
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Beula
1 year ago
User 2: Yeah, that would help prevent unexpected lease extensions in the future.
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Colene
1 year ago
User 1: They should establish an end-of-life program to remove aging infrastructure from the environment.
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Sommer
1 year ago
Haha, I bet the IT steering committee is regretting that lease-to-purchase decision right about now. A TCO policy is definitely the way to go to avoid these kinds of surprises in the future.
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Leatha
1 year ago
User 4: Budget cuts might not be the best solution in the long run.
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Lenna
1 year ago
User 3: Setting up an end-of-life program would also help prevent this in the future.
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Viki
1 year ago
User 2: Totally agree, it would have saved them from these cost overruns.
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Margarita
1 year ago
User 1: Yeah, they should have considered TCO from the start.
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Owen
1 year ago
Budget cuts? Really? That's just a bandaid solution. We need to establish a policy to review financial decisions and ensure we're considering the long-term costs.
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Tyisha
1 year ago
User 2: We should definitely consider the total cost of ownership in our investment decisions.
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Bettina
1 year ago
User 1: I agree, budget cuts won't solve the root problem.
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Refugia
1 year ago
The end-of-life program is a good idea, but it doesn't address the root cause of the cost overruns. We need to look at the total cost of ownership for new investments.
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Rhea
1 year ago
I believe establishing a policy to consider total cost of ownership in investment decisions would also be beneficial.
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Chandra
1 year ago
I agree with Desiree, removing aging infrastructure can help reduce unexpected costs.
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Desiree
1 year ago
I think the best direction would be to establish an end-of-life program to remove aging infrastructure.
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