Exam 2: Analyzing the Business Case

Lara has just finished writing a short blurb about the internal factors that impacted the major decisions made by the company last fiscal year. Which of the following factors does NOT appear on that list?

_________________________ are vital objectives that must be achieved for an enterprise to fulfill its mission.

Feasibility analysis is an ongoing task that must be performed throughout the systems development process.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -The part of a preliminary investigation report that summarizes the project request and makes a specific recommendation.

To achieve its goals, a company develops a list of shorter-term _________________________, which translate into day-to-day business operations.

In a preliminary investigation report, the ____ contain(s) a brief description of the system, the name of the person or group performing the investigation, and the name of the person or group who initiated the investigation.

Few nondiscretionary projects are predictable.

A systems request form should not ____.

-In the accompanying figure showing factors that affect IT systems projects, a company's _________________________ sets the overall direction for the firm and has an important impact.

When evaluating systems requests, all of the following are disadvantages of a systems review committee EXCEPT ____.

Management leadership and information technology are unconnected, and no significant changes have occurred in either area.

The primary method of obtaining information during the preliminary investigation is to ____.

Projects where management has a choice in implementing them are called ____ projects.

Before beginning a preliminary investigation, a memo or an e-mail message should let people know about the investigation and explain the systems analyst's role.

Determining the project ____ means to define the boundaries, or extent, of a project - being as specific as possible.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Technology that is expected to overshadow bar code technology in the future.

Information systems that interact with customers usually receive low priority.

A strategic plan that stresses technology tends to create an unfavorable climate for IT projects that extends throughout an organization.

Even if users have difficulty with a new system, it still will produce the expected benefits.

A feasibility study includes tests for ____ feasibility, which means that the projected benefits of the proposed system outweigh the estimated costs.