Ch.7 Business Mgmt System

What is used to convey meaning from Big Data Analytics to managers who need to make decisions based on this data?

Data Visualization

Which of the following is an example of a benefit to using a scroll-over feature on a Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard?

It allows the user to see the details of the project right from the screen with overall summary of the project.

Rana's employment agency is a startup with a one-person IT department, but it requires a business management system that can meet unique needs. Which type of business management system should she adopt?

a custom, cloud-based solution (PaaS or IaaS)

Troy has a customized business management system that he likes. However, it cannot easily scale up to meet his growing database storage needs, offers poor protection from hackers, and requires maintaining a large IT department. Troy should replace this system with

a custom, cloud-based solution (PaaS or IaaS).

The business management system with the lowest initial or startup expenses is

a software as a service (SaaS) option.

Benefits administration involves the human resource (HR) function of

enrolling, maintaining, managing, and discontinuing employee benefits.

The stage of the project management (PM) process in which project objectives are identified and feasibility studies are conducted is the

initiation phase.

During the optimization process step of business process management, what are two key things manager look for in the process?

potential slowdowns and savings opportunities

The second step of business process management (BPM) involves the use of flowcharts and other tools to examine decision points and inputs. This step is called

process modeling.

Which type of software helps HR managers calculate an organization's future workforce needs by taking many different variables into account?

recruiting and hiring software