Chapter 12 Notecards MIS

A business process consists of one or more​ _______, many of which are supported by information systems.

A combination of​ hardware, software and data that accomplishes a set of requirements is termed​ a(n) _________.

Which of the following statements regarding information systems and business processes is​ correct?

Creating new business processes and managing changes to existing processes is known as​ ________.

A​ __________ ensures that business processes and information systems meet the​ organization's competitive strategies.

​A(n) __________ focuses on IS development and the successful completion of IS development projects following either the SDLC or scrum methodologies.

Business processes may need to change and require management for many reasons. Which of the following is not likely to be the cause of changes to business​ processes?

The goal of a business process is to align​ activities, repositories,​ roles, resources and flows so that​ __________ are accomplished.

A flow that directs the order of activities in a business process is termed​ a(n) ________.

People and information systems are​ _________ that can be assigned to​ ______ in a business process.

If an​ organization's process of providing services to its customers makes too many​ mistakes, it needs to be changed because it is​ __________.

In a vertical integration​ move, a supplier organization has been acquired. This will necessitate a change in business processes due to​ _________

The first activity in the business process management cycle is​ ________.

A set of standard practices that can be used in the assessment stage of the BPM cycle is called​ _______.

In the​ swim-lane format of a business process​ model, all​ _______ for a role are included in that​ role's swim-lane.

​________ is the standard set of terms and graphical notations for documenting business processes.

In a BPMN process​ diagram, you can use​ ________ to simplify process diagrams and draw attention to interactions between roles.

The correct sequence for the five phases in the systems development life cycle​ (SDLC) process is​ ________.

The initial assessment of feasibility is made in the​ ________ phase of the systems development life cycle.

In a​ ________ installation, the new system installed in a single location​ first, then is rolled out to the entire organization once it is working properly.

The easiest and cheapest time to alter the information system is in the​ ________ phase.

In considering the​ trade-offs for systems development​ processes, what could cause diseconomies of​ scale?

Which of the following statements is not an accurate statement regarding the scrum​ process?

The main problem of the SDLC approach to systems development is the​ ________ nature of the process.

Process and systems development will evolve in the following ways in the next 10​ years, except​ ________.