Chapter 9 Questions Flashcards
The global nature of business today makes complete centralization impossible.
True
False
True
The decisions that determine how IT assets are structured fall into which one of the five major IT decision categories?
IT principles
IT architecture
IT infrastructure
Business application needs
IT investment and prioritization
IT architecture
A steering committee is geared only towards the highest level of the organization and reports directly to the board of directors or the CEO.
True
False
False
IT governance has two major components: the assignment of decision-making authority and responsibility, and the __________________________.
cost considerations
decision rights
business plan
capability maturity model
decision-making mechanisms
decision-making mechanisms
A steering committee works especially well with this particular IT governance archetype.
Business monarchy
IT monarchy
Feudal
Federal
IT Duopoly
Federal
There were pressures for centralizing IT back when mainframes ruled, but today’s use of “consumerized” technologies have provided strong pressure, by IT people, for decentralization.
True
False
False
________ of the 1980’s allowed computing power to spread and gave rise to a decentralized approach to IT governance.
Servers
Mainframes
Networks
PCs
The WWW
PCs
This IT governance archetype consists of C-level executives and at least one other business group. An IT executive may be an additional participant.
Business monarchy
IT monarchy
Feudal
Federal
IT Duopoly
Federal
As a result of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the CEO, CFO and CIO must certify financial accounting records.
True
False
False
All of the following are frameworks for implementing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance EXCEPT:
COSO
BCP
COBIT
ITIL
Committee for Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission
BCP
This is a balanced approach to managing a company’s IT organization.
Centralization
Decentralization
Federalism
Joint-Control
Business Centricity
Federalism
The archetype that is represented by a group of business executives that might or might not include the CIO is:
IT monarchy
Feudal
Federal
Business monarchy
IT duopoly
Business monarchy
______________ organizations scatter IT components in different locations to address local business needs.
Distributed Control
Decentralized
Federalism
Joint-Control
Centralized
Decentralized
________ of the 1960’s dictated a centralized approach to IT governance.
Servers
Mainframes
Networks
PCs
The WWW
Mainframes
Federal IT provides for strong centralization, like the U.S. Federal Government.
True
False
False
After Intel faced strong shifts in technologies, such as cloud services, social networking, mobile devices, etc., Intel realized that it needed to establish better governance, creating a _______________.
Employee boards
Customer boards
Security committees
Information governance boards
Higher control framework
Information governance boards
All of the following are mechanisms that can be created to ensure good IT governance EXCEPT:
Policies
Review boards
Steering Committees
Consultants
IT Governance Council
Consultants
IT plays a major role in ensuring the accuracy of financial data.
True
False
True
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was primarily aimed at which functional unit of a corporation?
Marketing
Production
Sales
IT
Finance
Finance
This IT governance archetype consists of IT individuals or groups of IT executives.
Business monarchy
IT monarchy
Feudal
Federal
IT Duopoly
IT monarchy
This is an IT governance framework that is consistent with COSO controls.
HIPPA
COBIT
SoX
ISACA
ISO
COBIT
As a result of Sarbanes-Oxley, IT managers are now required to manage the level of controls needed to mitigate risk in business processes.
True
False
True
IT decisions have been categorized by Peter Weill and Jeanne Ross. These categories include all of the following EXCEPT:
IT principles
IT architecture
IT infrastructure
Business application needs
IT security
IT security
The decision about approval and justification of new technologies would fall into which one of the five major IT decision categories?
IT principles
IT architecture
IT infrastructure
Business application needs
IT investment and prioritization
IT investment and prioritization
This type of organization management is where IT controls most of its IT infrastructure in one location.
Distributed IS organization
Decentralized IS organization
Federalism
Joint-Control IS organization
Centralized IS organization
Centralized IS organization
The archetype that is represented by IT executives and one other group is:
IT monarchy
Feudal
Federal
Business monarchy
IT duopoly
IT duopoly
The IT Governance Council reports directly to the board of directors or the ________.
CIO
CTO
CEO
COO
CFO
CEO
This is a balanced approach to managing a company’s IT organization.
Centralization
Decentralization
Federalism
Joint-Control
Business Centricity
Federalism
Most companies would like to obtain the advantages derived from both centralized and decentralized organizational paradigms. What type of IT governance model would best help them to achieve this goal?
Distributed Control
Decentralized
Federalism
Joint-Control
Centralized
Federalism
IT organizations implement powerful information systems like ERP and SCM that provide centralized data repositories. In addition, business units have tools for their particular units that individuals can use to report on and analyze collected data. This IT governance approach is best described as: ________.
Distributed Control
Decentralized
Federalism
Joint-Control
Centralized
Federalism
