Question 1

In a business process, a role refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a physical repository
B)  the movement of data
C)  a collection of data
D)  a collection of activitiesE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The situation that occurs when adding more resources creates inefficiencies is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  diseconomies of scale
B)  marginal utility
C)  marginal returns
D)  diseconomies of scopeE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The most obvious reason for changing a process is that it has efficiency or effectiveness problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the SDLC, the first major task for an assembled project team is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  design system components
B)  assess the project's feasibility
C)  plan the project
D)  define system goals and scopeE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

________ are IS professionals who understand both business and information technology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Development analysts
B)  Systems analysts
C)  IT supervisors
D)  Project managersE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

What are the types of arrows used in the swim-lane layout used in BPMN?

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Question 7

An as-is model documents the desired outcome of a business process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The final WBS plan is denoted as the ________ WBS, and it shows planned tasks, dependencies, durations, and resource assignments.

Accepted Answer

A)  test
B)  baseline
C)  standard
D)  benchmarkE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Define business process, roles, resources, and data flows.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

________ set the stage for the requirements for any information systems and applications that need to be created or adapted.

Accepted Answer

A)  Business repositories
B)  Business assessments
C)  Business objectives
D)  Business process modelsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The resulting project plan from the system definition is the input to the second SDLC phase, which is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  component designing
B)  system implementation
C)  requirement analysis
D)  system maintenanceE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In a BPMN process diagram, dotted arrows depict the flow of ________ and data flow in the process.

Accepted Answer

A)  resources
B)  messages and data flows
C)  activities
D)  tasksE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

During the requirements definition stage of developing an information system, the project team will include mostly ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  programmers and testers
B)  testers and business users
C)  business and systems analysts
D)  database designers and administratorsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Technical feasibility refers to whether existing information technology is likely to be able to meet the needs of a new system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In business processes, resources are collections of procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true for the relationship between business processes and information systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  A business process need not relate to any information system, but an information system relates to at least one business process.
B)  Information systems incorporate all business process activities, and hence should be developed before business processes.
C)  Starting from processes and working toward information systems is the best option to anticipate future demands and new business processes.
D)  Developing information systems before business processes ensures that all activities are considered in the development process.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

A set of standard practices called OMG are often used in the assessment stage of the BPM cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In a BPMN process diagram, the swim-lane layout is used to simplify process diagrams and to draw attention to interactions among components of the diagram.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project will ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower the total project cost
B)  speed up the project
C)  create diseconomies of scale
D)  reduce the need for coordinationE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Name the four stages of the BPM process and summarize the activities in each.

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A set of standard practices called OMG are often used in the assessment stage of the BPM cycle.

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________ are IS professionals who understand both business and information technology.

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An as-is model documents the desired outcome of a business process.

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