Question 1

Determining the functionality to be included in each part of an implementation project occurs during which of the following phase.

Accepted Answer

A)  Initiation 
B)  Planning 
C)  Analysis & process design 
D)  Realization 
A)  Initiation 
B)  Planning 
C)  Analysis & process design 
D)  Realization B

Question 2

The authors refer to the inversion of the system development life cycle. By this they mean:

Accepted Answer

A)  Coding now drives the process 
B)  Implementation covers the whole life cycle, not just one phase 
C)  Analysis and design now come after feasibility studies 
D)  Programming is a small or nonexistent part of the life cycle 
A)  Coding now drives the process 
B)  Implementation covers the whole life cycle, not just one phase 
C)  Analysis and design now come after feasibility studies 
D)  Programming is a small or nonexistent part of the life cycle B, D

Question 3

Deciding who and when to hire, creating a budget, and setting up ways to measure the project outcomes occurs during this specific part of implementing an enterprise system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Coding 
B)  Implementation 
C)  Planning 
D)  Realization 
A)  Coding 
B)  Implementation 
C)  Planning 
D)  Realization C

Question 4

The phased approach offers a number of advantages, including:

Accepted Answer

A)  The approach tends to be less unsettling to the organization than the big bang approach. 
B)  Some of the linkages in the database can be "broken," reducing the effectiveness of the enterprise system. 
C)  Projects are more uniform and simpler to manage. 
D)  Organization will tend to maintain its functional structure. 
A)  The approach tends to be less unsettling to the organization than the big bang approach. 
B)  Some of the linkages in the database can be "broken," reducing the effectiveness of the enterprise system. 
C)  Projects are more uniform and simpler to manage. 
D)  Organization will tend to maintain its functional structure.

Question 5

The big bang approach has a number of disadvantages, including:

Accepted Answer

A)  The definitions of data elements may not map exactly to those definitions provided by the enterprise system developer. 
B)  Since they require more coordination up front, big bang projects are harder to manage. 
C)  Since the business process specialists have to concur on the configuration settings at the beginning of implementation, this forces the approach to be more fully integrated. 
D)  The implementations seem to move along more slowly than in the phased approach. 
A)  The definitions of data elements may not map exactly to those definitions provided by the enterprise system developer. 
B)  Since they require more coordination up front, big bang projects are harder to manage. 
C)  Since the business process specialists have to concur on the configuration settings at the beginning of implementation, this forces the approach to be more fully integrated. 
D)  The implementations seem to move along more slowly than in the phased approach.

Question 6

Deciding who and when to hire, creating a budget, and setting up ways to measure the project outcomes occurs during this specific part of implementing an enterprise system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Coding 
B)  Implementation 
C)  Realization 
D)  Planning 
A)  Coding 
B)  Implementation 
C)  Realization 
D)  Planning

Question 7

We now recognize that information systems are not technical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most implementation methodologies offered by ERP vendors are derived from those developed by consulting firms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The effect on the enterprise is less extreme when using which of the following approaches to enterprise system implementation

Accepted Answer

A)  Blueprinting 
B)  Bottom up approach 
C)  Big Bang approach 
D)  Phased approach 
A)  Blueprinting 
B)  Bottom up approach 
C)  Big Bang approach 
D)  Phased approach

Question 10

Implementing an enterprise system on a module by module basis is an example of which of the following approaches.

Accepted Answer

A)  Blueprinting 
B)  Bottom up approach 
C)  Big Bang approach 
D)  Phased approach 
A)  Blueprinting 
B)  Bottom up approach 
C)  Big Bang approach 
D)  Phased approach

Question 11

The big bang approach offers a number of advantages, including:

Accepted Answer

A)  Since the business process specialists have to concur on the configuration settings at the beginning of implementation, this forces the approach to be more fully integrated. 
B)  Upgrades are more difficult, and many companies find that they are unable to keep their systems current. 
C)  The approach encourages forms of collaboration that help to collapse the functional silos that persist in many corporations. 
D)  The definitions of data elements may not map exactly to those definitions provided by the enterprise system developer. 
A)  Since the business process specialists have to concur on the configuration settings at the beginning of implementation, this forces the approach to be more fully integrated. 
B)  Upgrades are more difficult, and many companies find that they are unable to keep their systems current. 
C)  The approach encourages forms of collaboration that help to collapse the functional silos that persist in many corporations. 
D)  The definitions of data elements may not map exactly to those definitions provided by the enterprise system developer.

Question 12

As a result of changes during the last decade, building information systems is now focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reusability of code 
B)  Writing computer programs 
C)  Testing and installing software 
D)  Implementing systems in organizational settings 
A)  Reusability of code 
B)  Writing computer programs 
C)  Testing and installing software 
D)  Implementing systems in organizational settings

Question 13

A phased approach to enterprise implementation is generally more efficient and requires less testing than a big bang approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Improved management of assets helped Chevron to save many millions of dollars in taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Installation of software occurs within which phase of enterprise system implementation:

Accepted Answer

A)  Initiation 
B)  Planning 
C)  Analysis & process design 
D)  Realization 
A)  Initiation 
B)  Planning 
C)  Analysis & process design 
D)  Realization

Question 16

Which of the following is a cause of the system development life cycle being turned inside out?

Accepted Answer

A)  Growing recognition of the importance of the organizational context 
B)  Improvements in telecommunications systems 
C)  Realization that other hi-tech aspects of applications such as databases and networks are important 
D)  Recognition of the technical limitations of the code-centric view of information systems 
A)  Growing recognition of the importance of the organizational context 
B)  Improvements in telecommunications systems 
C)  Realization that other hi-tech aspects of applications such as databases and networks are important 
D)  Recognition of the technical limitations of the code-centric view of information systems

Question 17

Assessing the firm's overall security requirements occurs within which phase of enterprise system implementation

Accepted Answer

A)  Initiation 
B)  Planning 
C)  Analysis & process design 
D)  Realization 
A)  Initiation 
B)  Planning 
C)  Analysis & process design 
D)  Realization

Question 18

The phased approach has a number of disadvantages, including:

Accepted Answer

A)  There is more overall testing because the modules are tested separately. 
B)  Organization will tend to maintain its functional structure. 
C)  Upgrades are more difficult, and many companies find that they are unable to keep their systems current. 
D)  Since each module is separately implemented, configuration changes that are made later during the implementation may conflict with those made earlier. 
A)  There is more overall testing because the modules are tested separately. 
B)  Organization will tend to maintain its functional structure. 
C)  Upgrades are more difficult, and many companies find that they are unable to keep their systems current. 
D)  Since each module is separately implemented, configuration changes that are made later during the implementation may conflict with those made earlier.

Question 19

What are some of the most important factors to consider when choosing an implementation partner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Security requirements of the system 
B)  Restraining forces 
C)  Experience of the partner 
D)  Extraterrestrial concerns 
A)  Security requirements of the system 
B)  Restraining forces 
C)  Experience of the partner 
D)  Extraterrestrial concerns

Question 20

What are some of the most important factors to consider when choosing a hardware platform vendor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Training costs 
B)  Restraining forces 
C)  Require desktop "power" 
D)  Support needs 
A)  Training costs 
B)  Restraining forces 
C)  Require desktop "power" 
D)  Support needs

Determining the functionality to be included in each part of an implementation project occurs during which of the following phase.

The authors refer to the inversion of the system development life cycle. By this they mean:

Deciding who and when to hire, creating a budget, and setting up ways to measure the project outcomes occurs during this specific part of implementing an enterprise system.

The phased approach offers a number of advantages, including:

The big bang approach has a number of disadvantages, including:

Deciding who and when to hire, creating a budget, and setting up ways to measure the project outcomes occurs during this specific part of implementing an enterprise system.

We now recognize that information systems are not technical.

Most implementation methodologies offered by ERP vendors are derived from those developed by consulting firms.

The effect on the enterprise is less extreme when using which of the following approaches to enterprise system implementation

Implementing an enterprise system on a module by module basis is an example of which of the following approaches.

The big bang approach offers a number of advantages, including:

As a result of changes during the last decade, building information systems is now focused on:

A phased approach to enterprise implementation is generally more efficient and requires less testing than a big bang approach.

Improved management of assets helped Chevron to save many millions of dollars in taxes.

Installation of software occurs within which phase of enterprise system implementation:

Which of the following is a cause of the system development life cycle being turned inside out?

Assessing the firm's overall security requirements occurs within which phase of enterprise system implementation

The phased approach has a number of disadvantages, including:

What are some of the most important factors to consider when choosing an implementation partner?

What are some of the most important factors to consider when choosing a hardware platform vendor?

Silos, Mousetraps, and Islands: a Chronicle of Information Systems in Organizations

The Challenge of Integration

Lets Get Horizontal: Toward a Process View of Organization

The Relentless Distribution of Information Technology

Data at the Core of the Enterprise

The Architecture of an Enterprise System

The Design of Enterprise Systems

Realizing and Operating Enterprise Systems

People in Enterprise Systems

Integrating Backward: Extending the Supply Chain

Integrating Forward: Meeting Demand and Managing Customers

Integrating Upward: Supporting Managers and Executives

Abusiness Process Reengineering, Enterprise Systems, and Supply Chain Integration

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Exam 7: Planning for Enterprise Systems

Determining the functionality to be included in each part of an implementation project occurs during which of the following phase.

The authors refer to the inversion of the system development life cycle. By this they mean:

Deciding who and when to hire, creating a budget, and setting up ways to measure the project outcomes occurs during this specific part of implementing an enterprise system.

The phased approach offers a number of advantages, including:

The big bang approach has a number of disadvantages, including:

Deciding who and when to hire, creating a budget, and setting up ways to measure the project outcomes occurs during this specific part of implementing an enterprise system.

We now recognize that information systems are not technical.

Most implementation methodologies offered by ERP vendors are derived from those developed by consulting firms.

The effect on the enterprise is less extreme when using which of the following approaches to enterprise system implementation

Implementing an enterprise system on a module by module basis is an example of which of the following approaches.

The big bang approach offers a number of advantages, including:

As a result of changes during the last decade, building information systems is now focused on:

A phased approach to enterprise implementation is generally more efficient and requires less testing than a big bang approach.

Improved management of assets helped Chevron to save many millions of dollars in taxes.

Installation of software occurs within which phase of enterprise system implementation:

Which of the following is a cause of the system development life cycle being turned inside out?

Assessing the firm's overall security requirements occurs within which phase of enterprise system implementation

The phased approach has a number of disadvantages, including:

What are some of the most important factors to consider when choosing an implementation partner?

What are some of the most important factors to consider when choosing a hardware platform vendor?

Silos, Mousetraps, and Islands: a Chronicle of Information Systems in Organizations

The Challenge of Integration

Lets Get Horizontal: Toward a Process View of Organization

The Relentless Distribution of Information Technology

Data at the Core of the Enterprise

The Architecture of an Enterprise System

The Design of Enterprise Systems

Realizing and Operating Enterprise Systems

People in Enterprise Systems

Integrating Backward: Extending the Supply Chain

Integrating Forward: Meeting Demand and Managing Customers

Integrating Upward: Supporting Managers and Executives

Abusiness Process Reengineering, Enterprise Systems, and Supply Chain Integration

Filters