IT Strategic Planning Quiz

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What is the purpose of an IS strategic plan?

To justify IT applications and describe the IT infrastructure (correct)

To seamlessly network users, applications, and databases

To allocate resources efficiently among competing projects

To list all tangible and intangible costs and benefits of IT investments

What is a major task of the IT steering committee?

Evaluating and justifying IT investments

Developing a detailed plan of IT projects

Managing the day-to-day IT operations

Linking organizational strategy with IT strategy (correct)

What does an operational plan focus on?

Allocating fixed costs among different IT projects

Mission derived from the IT strategy

Evaluating and justifying IT investments

Inventory of present information systems and detailed plan of projects (correct)

What are the major challenges in assessing IT investment costs?

Allocating fixed costs among different IT projects Signup and view all the answers

How is Net Present Value (NPV) used in evaluating IT investments?

Comparing future benefits with present costs Signup and view all the answers

What does Return on Investment (ROI) calculate?

Net income over all assets invested in a project Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of purchasing a prewritten application?

It can save time by avoiding the need to build the application from scratch Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary disadvantage of customizing a prewritten application?

It can be extremely difficult, particularly for large and complex applications Signup and view all the answers

What is the 80/20 rule in the context of evaluating vendor software?

If the software meets 80% of the company's needs, the company should modify its business processes to utilize the remaining 20% Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of using open-source software?

It can be easily customized to fit the company's unique needs Signup and view all the answers

What is the main disadvantage of outsourcing the development of applications?

Loss of IT knowledge and potential transfer of corporate secrets and data to third parties Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of custom development of applications in-house?

The company can retain IT expertise and have a good fit with its requirements Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the system investigation phase in the traditional system development life cycle?

To examine the business problem that may be solved with a new or improved system and gather information Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the prototyping process in the system design phase?

To rapidly develop and test working models of the system in an interactive and iterative process Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the implementation (or deployment) phase in the traditional system development life cycle?

To convert the old system to the new one and introduce the new system to the organization Signup and view all the answers

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Chappa Signup and view all the answers

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