chapter 12 notecards MIS
The easiest and cheapest time to alter the information system is in the ________ phase.
requirements analysisre
People and information systems are _________ that can be assigned to ______ in a business process.
resources; roles
________ is the standard set of terms and graphical notations for documenting business processes.
Business process modeling notation (BPMN)
A set of standard practices that can be used in the assessment stage of the BPM cycle is called _______.
COBIT
Which of the following statements is not an accurate statement regarding the scrum process?
Large complex projects can be managed with scrum.La
In a vertical integration move, a supplier organization has been acquired. This will necessitate a change in business processes due to _________
a change in business fundamentals
Creating new business processes and managing changes to existing processes is known as ________.
business process managementbu
The goal of a business process is to align activities, repositories, roles, resources and flows so that __________ are accomplished.
bussiness fucntions.
A flow that directs the order of activities in a business process is termed a(n) ________.
control flowco
The first activity in the business process management cycle is ________.
creating a model of the existing business processescr
A business process consists of one or more _______, many of which are supported by information systems.
Activities
In the swim-lane format of a business process model, all _______ for a role are included in that role's swim-lane.
Activities.
In considering the trade-offs for systems development processes, what could cause diseconomies of scale?
Adding more people.
A combination of hardware, software and data that accomplishes a set of requirements is termed a(n) _________.
Application
Which of the following statements regarding information systems and business processes is correct?
IS are related to one or more business processes; business processes are related to zero or more IS.
If an organization's process of providing services to its customers makes too many mistakes, it needs to be changed because it is __________.
Ineffective.
Business processes may need to change and require management for many reasons. Which of the following is not likely to be the cause of changes to business processes?
New computer hardware is available.
In a ________ installation, the new system installed in a single location first, then is rolled out to the entire organization once it is working properly.
Pilot.
The initial assessment of feasibility is made in the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle.
System Deffiniton.
The correct sequence for the five phases in the systems development life cycle (SDLC) process is ________.
SystemSy definition; requirements analysis; component design; implementation; system maintenance
The main problem of the SDLC approach to systems development is the ________ nature of the process.
Waterfall.
A __________ ensures that business processes and information systems meet the organization's competitive strategies.
business analyst
In a BPMN process diagram, you can use ________ to simplify process diagrams and draw attention to interactions between roles.
swim-lane layout
A(n) __________ focuses on IS development and the successful completion of IS development projects following either the SDLC or scrum methodologies.
systems analyst
Process and systems development will evolve in the following ways in the next 10 years, except ________.
systems will become less integrated