Chp 4

Question 1

What are the 3 activities for Project identification and selection?

Answer 1

1. Identify potential development projects
2. Classifying and ranking IS development projects
3. Selecting IS development projects

Question 2

How are Projects identified?

Answer 2

1. Top management
2. Steering Committee
3. Functional Area
4. Development Group

Question 3

Top-down Source

Answer 3

projects identified by top management or steering committee; broader understanding of overall business objectives

Question 4

Bottom-up Source

Answer 4

projects stemming from managers, business units, or development groups; may not reflect overall business objectives

Question 5

Criteria for classifying and ranking projects

Answer 5

Value chain analysis, strategic aligment, potential benefits, resource availability, project Size/Duration, Technical difficulties/Risks

Question 6

Value Chain analysis

Answer 6

analyzing an organizations activities to determine where value is added to products and/ services and the costs incurred for doing so

Question 7

Factors to consider for project selection

Answer 7

Existing/available resources, Perceived and real needs, list of potential/ongoing projects, current organizational environment, evaluation Criteria

Question 8

Decision Outcomes

Answer 8

Accept/Reject/Delay Project, refocus project, end-user development, proof of concept

Question 9

incremental commitment

Answer 9

the project is reviewed after each phase and continuation of the project is requestified

Question 10

Define and list 3-steps of Corporate strategic planning

Answer 10

an ongoing process that defines the mission, objectives, and strategies of an organization

1. gaining an understanding of current enterprise
2. Future enterprise (where it wants to be)
3. Strategic Plan to guide transition

Question 11

Mission Statement

Answer 11

clear statement of wat business a company is in

Question 12

Objective Statements

Answer 12

series of statements that express an organizations qualitative goals for reaching a desired future position

Question 13

Competitive strategy

Answer 13

method by which an organization attempts to achieve its mission and objectives

Question 14

Information System Planning

Answer 14

ISP: orderly means of assessing the information needs of an organization and defining the information systems, database and technologies that will best satisfy those needs

Question 15

Top-down planning

Answer 15

attempts to gain a broad understanding of the informational needs of the entire organization

Question 16

Bottom-up planning

Answer 16

identifies and defines IS development projects based upon solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunities

Question 17

Internet

Answer 17

WW network of networks that use a common protocol to communicate with each other

Question 18

Electronic Commerce

Answer 18

internet based communication to support day to day business activities

Question 19

B2C

Answer 19

Business to Consumer:electronic commerce between business and consumers

Question 20

B2B

Answer 20

Business to Business: electronic commerce between business partners (suppliers and intermediaries)

Question 21

B2E

Answer 21

Business to employee: electronic commerce between business and their employees

Question 22

Electronic Data interchange

Answer 22

the use of technologies to directly transfer business documents between organizations