HIS Test Bank Chapter 7 Questions

1- Which of the following is NOT characteristic of IT-enabled value?




... Answer is B)
2- Which of the following is an example of intangible value?




... Answer is C)
3- Of the four classes of investment identified by Ross and Beath, which involves upgrading core IT infrastructure and applications, reducing the costs, or improving the quality of IT services?




... Answer is B)
4- What did the authors describe as a cornerstone in examining IT value?




... Answer is A)
5- Which common financial measure is calculated by subtracting the initial investment from the future cash flows that result from the investment?




... Answer is C)
6- A projection with great certainty that people will use the system in specific ways is an example of which common proposal problem?




... Answer is D)
7- An unplanned, sudden deterioration in the organization's fiscal performance that may slow a project is an example of which common proposal problem?




... Answer is B)
8- Which of the following was NOT discussed by the authors as a step to ensuring the delivery of value?




... Answer is D)
9- In the process of increasing accountability for investments, who should defend the IT investment?




... Answer is C)
10- In the process of increasing accountability for investments, during which step should the project sponsors and business owners be defined and develop and understanding of the accountability they now have for the successful completion of the project?




... Answer is B)
11- Why should IT projects be reviewed in a forum that routinely reviews similar requests?




... Answer is D)
12- Of the four types of IT investments in a portfolio identified by Weill and Aral, which includes applications that support core operations process?




... Answer is B)
13- Once the implementation is over and the change settles in, value will have been achieved.


... Answer is B)
14- It is appropriate for the organization to hold parties to celebrate their achievements (e.g., implementation of a new system).


... Answer is A)
15- Implementation is the end point of the IT initiative.


... Answer is B)
16- Which of the following is NOT a strategy to shorten the deliverables cycle?




... Answer is A)
17- All of the following are examples of factors outside of the organization's control that may dilute the IT investment except:




... Answer is B)
18- Making an effort to materially improve the process that the system is designed to support" describes which observation of realizing value?




... Answer is A)
19- __________ is the extent to which the company has invested in technology-enable initiatives to change how the company operates.




... Answer is C)
20- CapGemini's study of digital maturity found that transformation intensity was more important that digital intensity.


... Answer is A)

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