BCS BAP18 Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 3

An airline has agreed that the following Key performance indicator (KPI) will help measure one of the airline’s Critical Success Factors (CSFs) –customer service. The KPI is the percentage of customers rating our service as excellent in an independently administrator customer survey.

In the current year, the performance objective associated with KPI is 70%. The airline, therefore, aims for at least 70% of customers rating its service as excellent.

Which of the following activities in a Business Activity Model would establish whether the KPI and its associated performance objective is being achieved?

The following statements have been made about the consensus Business Activity Model a) Describes how a business process should operate. b) Describes what a business system should be able to do. c) A conceptual model. d) Usually produced before requirements are defined. e) Includes all stakeholders' perspectives Which of the statements are TRUE?

Ajay works I the payroll department of his organization. Payslips for every employee are printed automatically at the each month. He is about to distribute the monthly for each employee when he receives a notification from senior management explaining that the wish to give everyone a 10% bonus, for exceptional performance in the least quarter. Ajay is pleased with the bonus, but annoyed that the needs to re-print the monthly payslips.

Which types of business events can be identified from this scenario?

Bessant Co.manufactures and sells clothing. The company is every profitable and the IT director would like to invest some of these profits into improving the technical infrastructure of the company, which would help the organic growth of the company. However, the finance director would like to use the profits to acquire one of its competitors.

Shelly is the business analyst on this project and she recognises that the IT and finance director do not agree on the future direction of the business. Once prefers organic growth and the other, growth by acquisition.

What technique COULD Shelly use to improve her understating ot these two different perspectives?

A Business Analyst is reviewing the stakeholder management strategy for a high profile I Human Resources (HR) protect.

Following an organizational restructure, Harvey's role has changed from Director of Operations to Director of HR and he has Inherited sponsorship of the project. Harvey was previously involved in the project, but had little interest because his focus was on the Operational Projects that he sponsored.

Which of the following sets of stakeholder management strategies represent appropriate approaches for Harvey; firstly for when the project started and secondly now that his role has changed?

It services has commissioned a new desktop PC replacement project that has been funded and running for three months, with a fully-engaged sponsor and programme manager appointed.

The head of IT service has not involve beyond the initial project start-up interviews and has not been invited to any of the project meetings. position on the power/interest grid does the head of IT services currently occupy?

Imran is the chief executive of FairCrops, a producer of ethically and sustainably sourced coffee and cocoa products. He is a true advocate of the FairCrops brand and has seen the positive impact of its approach in the South American regions in which It operates. He believed that there is a market for customers who want to ensure the products they consume have been purchased for a fair price and where the producer has not been unfairly treated.

FairCrops provide their products via an exclusive contract with Donald, the owner of Rest House; a small chain of coffee shops.

Ronaldo is a supplier to FairCrops. The prices he receives means he can provide for Ins family and enhance his crop yield through the advice and training provided by Alan, the FairCrops local representative and support officer From Imran's perspective, which of the following is a CORRECT partial CATWOE analysis of this situation?

End users in one business area are unwilling to adopt a new finance management system (recently introduced by the innovation team), as they perceive that it is unnecessarily complicated and not useful. One of the end users in this business area has been very vocal and has been relying support from others since posting about it on the company’s intranet homepage.

The introduction finance system was initially supported by senior managers, but now users in other business area are also beginning to question whether they adopt the tool and are raising the issue with their managers.

The sponsor fully supports the decision to go ahead with the now tool and has made il very cleat to senior managers that ho expects them to support this Initiative.

Which stakeholder management strategy SHOULD be taken with the senior managers?

The innovation center of accompany has created a new reporting tool. The senior management initially supported its introduction into the business; however. End users in one business area are unwilling to adopt the new tool, as they perceive that it is unnecessary.

One of the end users in this business area has been very vocal and has been rallying support from others through a corporate social media tool. End users In other business are also beginning to question whether they should adopt the tool and raising this issue with their managers.

The sponsor has fully supported the decision to go ahead with the new loot, but senior management is now questioning his decision, due to comments from the operational staff How would the end users be classified on a power/interest grid?