Exam 13: Business Process Management and Systems Development

In the short term,business process management (BPM)helps companies __________.

Microsoft International's lack of standardized business processes and process documentation had a number of adverse impacts on the HR team.Which is not one of those adverse impacts?

During the systems investigation stage,__________ studies are done to determine if the hardware,software,and communications components can be developed and/or acquired to solve the business problem.

__________ specifications include the design of outputs,inputs,processing,databases,telecommunications,controls,security,and IS jobs.

The first stage of the SDLC is __________ to understand the business problem or opportunity.

Systems development involves __________,which is the revising of results of any development process when new information makes revision the smart thing to do.

A __________ is a type of bar chart that shows a project schedule.

What was the underlying reason for the failure of the 2010 U.S.Census Bureau's Handheld Project?

The BPM approach has its roots in just-in-time (JIT),which is the radical redesign of an organization's business processes.

.An important aspect of SOA is the separation of the service interface (the what)from its implementation (the how).

__________ is the growth of the project after the scope has been defined and is a serious issue because it can cause the project to fail.

A(n)__________ is a set of technologies used for exchanging data between applications and for connecting processes with other systems across the organization,and with business partners.

A process has inputs and outputs that are __________,which is necessary so it can be managed.

Which is not a characteristic of program testing?

Which is not one of the benefits that Microsoft International achieved through the use of Visio and business process modeling?

The __________ is the traditional systems development method used by organizations for large IT projects such as IT infrastructure.

__________ are the building blocks of each functional area,e.g. ,accounts receivable (A/R)and accounts payable (A/P)

__________ refers to a broad range of software or services that enable communication or data exchange between applications across networks.

During the implementation stage,__________ tests are critical because that is when analysts test whether the process performs its functions.

Web services can connect processes with other systems across the organization,and with business partners.The resulting integrated BPM systems are BPM mashups.