2. Strategy Committee vs, Steering Committee Flashcards
Roles of IT Strategy Committee
Advises board on IT strategy
Board of Directors
Take decisions on the basis of the IT strategy commitee
IT Steering Committee
Responsible for implementing & monitoring
Members of the IT Strategy Committee
Board members
Responsibilities of IT Strategy committee
Alignment of IT with business objectives
Exposure to IT risks
Direction to management
A contribution of IT to the business
Members of Steering committee
Members include Executives, CIO, and functionaries as required.
Responsibilities of steering committee
Approve project plans and budget
Setting priorities and milestones
Ensure project meets the business requirement and continuous monitoring
Ensure efficient use of IT resources
What each committee does in short
Strategy committee shows the direction of IT
Steering committee drives the IT implementation
(1) Which of the following is the role of IT Steering Committee?
A. Advise board on IT Strategy.
B. Approve & monitor funds for IT Strategy.
C. Scheduling meetings.
D. Monitoring of outsourcing agreements.
Answer: B. Approve & monitor funds for IT Strategy.
Explanation:
A.IT Strategy Committee advises the board on IT Strategy.
B. IT Steering committee responsibilities include approving project plan and budget, setting
priorities and milestone, appropriate use of resources and ensuring that project meets the business
requirement.
C. Scheduling meetings is the routing activity to be taken care by IT executives.
D. Monitoring of outsourcing agreements to be done on a continuous basis by IT executives.
(2) Which of the following authority is responsible for monitoring the overall project, achievement of
milestones and alignment of the project with business requirements?
A. User Management
B. IT steering committee
C. IT strategy committee
D. System Development Management
Answer: B. IT steering committee
Explanation:
A. User management provides functional requirements and approves the UAT.
B. IT steering committee is responsible for monitoring the overall project, achievement of
milestones and alignment of the project with business requirements.
C. IT strategy committee advises the board on IT strategy. They are not involved in implementation.
D. System Development Management provides technical support for hardware and software.
(3) Which of the following is the role of the IT Steering Committee?
A. Issuance of Purchase Order (PO) to impaneled vendor.
B. Providing hardware support.
C. Prioritization of IT projects as per business requirement.
D. Advises board on IT strategy
Answer: C. Prioritization of IT projects as per business requirement
Explanation:
A. Issuance of Purchase Order (PO) to impaneled vendor is a routine activity to be performed by IT
dept.
B. Providing hardware support is also a routine activity to be performed by IT dept.
C. Responsibilities of the IT steering committee include prioritization of IT projects as per business
requirement.
D. IT strategy committee advises the board on IT strategy.
(4) The chairperson for steering committee who can have a significant impact on a business area
would be the:
A. Board Member.
B. Executive level Officer
C. Chief Information Officer (CIO)
D. Business Analyst
Answer: B. Executive level Officer
Explanation:
A. Board Members generally are not expected to be involved in implementation.
B. The chair of the steering committee should be a senior person (executive level manager) with the
authority to make decisions.
C. The chief information officer (CIO) would not normally be the chair, although the CIO or his
the representative would be a member to provide input on organization wide strategies.
D. Business Analyst do not have an appropriate level of authority within the organization.
5) An IS steering committee should constitute of:
A. Board Members
B. User Management
C. Key executives and representative from user management
D. Members from IT dept.
Answer: C. Key executives and representative from user management
Explanation:
A. Board Members generally are not expected to be involved in implementation.
B. Only User Management will not serve the objective of the committee.
C. Steering committee should consist of Key executives and representative from user management.
D. Only IT dept. will not serve the objective of the committee
(6) Which of the following is a PRIME role of an IT steering committee?
A. IT support to user management.
B. Monitoring IT priorities and milestones.
C. Monitoring IT vendors.
D. Advise board members about new projects.
Answer: B. Monitoring IT priorities and milestones.
Explanation:
A. IT support to user management is routine activity to be managed by IT team.
B. Monitoring IT priorities and milestones is the responsibility of IT steering committee.
C. Monitoring IT vendors is routine activity to be managed by IT team.
D. Advise board members about new projects is the responsibility of IT strategy committee.
(7) An IT steering committee should review the IT process to determine:
A. Alignment of IT processes with business requirement.
B. Capacity management.
C. Functionality of existing software.
D. Stability of installed technology.
Answer: A. Alignment of IT processes with business requirement.
Explanation:
A. The role of an IT steering committee is to determine whether IT processes are aligned with
business requirement.
B. Capacity management is not Prime objective of IT steering committee.
C. Functionality of existing software is not Prime objective of IT steering committee.
D. Stability of installed technology is not Prime objective of IT steering committee.
(8) Which of the following is a function of an IS steering committee?
A. Monitoring change management & control testing.
B. Monitoring role conflict assessment.
C. Approving and monitoring major projects, the status of IS plans and budgets
D. Monitoring service level agreements with third party vendors.
Answer: C. Approving and monitoring major projects, the status of IS plans and budgets.
Explanation:
A. Monitoring change management & control testing is a routine activity to be managed by IT dept.
Routine activity to be managed by IT dept.
Approving and monitoring major projects, the status of IS plans and budgets is the responsibility of
IT Steering Committee.
Routine activity to be managed by IT dept.
(9) IS department is in process of floating the request for proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of an
application system. Who would MOST likely to approve content of RFP:
A. project steering committee.
B. project sponsor.
C. project manager.
D. IS Strategy committee.
Answer: A. project steering committee.
Explanation:
The project steering committee provides overall direction and is also responsible for monitoring
project costs and project schedules .A project steering committee usually consists of a senior
representative from each function that will be affected by the new system and would be the most
appropriate group to approve the RFP. The project sponsor provides funding for the project. IS
strategy committee advices board of directors on IT initiatives.
(10) Which of the following is a major control weakness that can adversely affect a system development project?
A. Out of 10 recommendation from IT strategy committee, board has approved only 8
recommendations.
B. Project deadlines have not been specified in project approval plan.
C. Project Manager has not been specified in project approval plan.
D. The organization has decided that a project steering committee is not required
Answer:D. The organization has decided that a project steering committee is not required.
Explanation:
A. Board can adopt recommendation as per its requirement. This is not a control weakness.
B. This is control weakness but not as critical as not having project steering committee.
C. This is control weakness but not as critical as not having project steering committee.
D. The project steering committee provides overall direction and is also responsible for monitoring.
project costs and project schedules. Absence of such committee can be considered as major
weakness.
(11) An organization has established a steering committee to oversee its application development
program. Following is the function of the steering committee:
A. documentation of requirements.
B. escalation of project issues.
C. design of interface controls.
D. specification of reports.
Answer: B. escalation of project issues.
Explanation:
The function of the steering committee is to ensure the success of the project. If there are factors or
issues that potentially could affect planned results, the steering committee should escalate them.
IT Strategy committee’s role
advises board on various IT strategy and initiatives
Steering committee’s role
focuses on implementation part.
Responsibilities of Strategy Committee
.
include determining exposure of IT and strategic
direction to board.
Responsibilities of Steering Committee
include setting priorities and milestone, monitoring
and approving funds and efficient use of IT resources
