JAD and e-JAD Sessions Preparation Quiz
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What is the primary focus of Business Process Improvement (BPI)?

  • Analyzing informal benchmarking
  • Copying competitors' strategies
  • Making radical changes to the organization's structure
  • Improving efficiency and effectiveness (correct)

    • What is the main goal of Duration Analysis in systems analysis and design?

  • Analyzing the total cost of implementing new technology
  • Investigating the amount of time taken for each process in the current system (correct)
  • Studying the competition's time management methods
  • Examining the quality of outputs in the as-is system

    • What distinguishes Activity-Based Costing from Duration Analysis?

  • Activity-Based Costing analyzes costs of major processes, while Duration Analysis looks at time taken for each process (correct)
  • Activity-Based Costing examines time and costs, whereas Duration Analysis only focuses on costs
  • Activity-Based Costing focuses on time analysis while Duration Analysis focuses on costs
  • Activity-Based Costing and Duration Analysis are interchangeable terms

    • In Root Cause Analysis, what do the ideas produced by problem analysis typically represent?

    <p>Solutions to problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique involves studying how other organizations perform a business process?

    <p>Informal Benchmarking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Benchmarking help organizations achieve?

    <p>Introduce ideas to improve processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a JAD (Joint Application Design) session?

    <p>To produce analysis deliverables beyond information collection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a common ground rule for JAD sessions?

    <p>Encouraging interruptions to ensure lively discussion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long does it typically take to prepare the post-JAD session report?

    <p>A week or two after the session</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a questionnaire?

    <p>A set of written questions for obtaining information from individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When are questionnaires often used?

    <p>When there is a large number of people from whom information and opinions are needed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in using a questionnaire, according to the text?

    <p>Selecting the individuals to whom the questionnaire will be sent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Business Process Reengineering (BPR) involve?

    <p>Changing the fundamental way the organization operates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of Outcome Analysis?

    <p>Understanding fundamental outcomes that provide value to customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the starting point for Technology Analysis?

    <p>Developing a list of important and interesting technologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Activity Elimination in the business process?

    <p>Identifying how the organization could eliminate each activity in the process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach involves breaking a whole into its parts to understand their nature and interrelationships?

    <p><strong>Business Process Reengineering (BPR)</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of many major changes in business since the turn of the century?

    <p><strong>Enabled by new technologies</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key issue in administering the questionnaire?

    <p>Getting participants to complete and return the questionnaire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are closed-ended questions commonly used in questionnaires?

    <p>To leave no room for misunderstanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of developing a questionnaire report soon after the deadline?

    <p>To ensure participants receive copies of the results promptly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is document analysis used by project teams?

    <p>To understand the existing system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do questionnaires require very clearly written questions?

    <p>To minimize misunderstanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of questions tend to be most commonly used in questionnaires?

    <p>Closed-ended questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final deliverable in the Analysis phase that compiles all requirements?

    <p>Requirements definition statement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a statement that specifies what the system must do or the characteristics it needs to have?

    <p>System requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technique is used to transform high-level business requirements into a detailed list of system requirements?

    <p>Requirements analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the most commonly used requirements elicitation technique?

    <p>Interviews</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technique allows the project team, users, and management to work together to identify system requirements?

    <p>Joint application design (JAD)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technique involves watching processes being performed to gain insight into the existing system?

    <p>Observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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