Identifying Potential Solutions

Question 1

As well as business events, what else effects the activities in the BAM?

Answer 1

Business rules - rules for how activities should be done

Question 2

What are the 3 types of business rule?

Answer 2

External constraints- restricts how an activity is performed and include laws and regulations
Internal policies- cannot be challenged and also restrict how an activity is performed
Internal procedures- determine how activities are done

Question 3

What is a Gap Analysis?

Answer 3

Gap Analysis is used to compare two views of a business situation and identify the differences between them

Question 4

What are the 3 stages of carrying out a gap analysis?

Answer 4

1. Investigate and model the current situation
2. Analyse perspectives and produce a consensus BAM
3. Compare the 2 to identify differences and required actions

Question 5

Once you’ve carried out the GAP analysis, how can each BAM activity in the consensus BAM be classified?

Answer 5

1. Currently existing and satisfactory
2. Currently existing but not satisfactory
3. Not existing

Question 6

What kind if tool is good to define what we want the business process to look like?

Answer 6

Process Model

Question 7

How do we use POPIT when considering making strategic changes to an organisation?

Answer 7

Look at how each component of POPIT could be affected by the change