BAF_SampleQuestions3 April 2017DOORS Quiz25 September 2017 BCS Foundation in Business Change Welcome to the BCS Foundation in Business Change quiz! By taking this quiz you are about to check your knowledge in the business change. This quiz is based on the BCS Foundation in Business Change Sample Paper v 1.4, which is available at the bcs.org website. If you pass this sample test, there is a great chance you will pass the real test. In real life you will get 40 questions and 60 minutes to answer them. In this quiz you are asked to answer 26 questions. Are you ready? Good luck! Tell us your name: Email: 1. Which one of the following is an example of an Enterprise Architecture Framework? Porter’s 5 Forces Value Chain CobiT TOGAF 2. Which one of the following most accurately describes what is meant by the term ‘soft systems’? A piece of applications software Network protocols A service business People acting together intentionally 3. Which of the following ideally represents the role of technology in an IT-enabled enterprise? IT is one of the external drivers of business strategy IT is neither a driver nor an enabler of business strategy IT is an enabler for achieving the strategy of an organisation IT is both a driver and an enabler of business strategy 4. Taking a ‘holistic’ view of business improvement means: Taking an objective view when examining the range of possibilities for business changes Considering the organisational, process and human dimensions of change Looking for all of the problems with the current business operations Focusing on the ‘soft’ aspects related to any proposed business changes 5. Which one of the following combinations are all valid risk countermeasures?a. Acceptb. Denialc. Ignored. Insuree. Transferf. Avoid e and f b and d d and b b and c 6. Which of the following most closely represents the relationship that IT could have with business change initiatives? Supplier and Provider Driver and Enabler 7. A Business Actor must be able to: Manage the achievement of the business case Represent the interests of the entire group of business users Provide information about the business domain Analyse and model business requirements 8. Which of the following is the most accurate description of ‘IT Governance’? Taking decisions on suitable IT acquisitions and the deployment of IT assets throughout the business Sanctioning personnel for breaches of IT usage policy Setting up roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for decisions affecting the use of IT in the business Telling personnel how to use their IT in support of their business tasks 9. Raising ‘Barriers to Entry’ is a suitable response to which one of the following of Porter’s 5 forces? Threat of New Entrants Threat of Substitute products and services Power of Suppliers Intensity of Competition 10. Which of the following provides the most complete definition of a stakeholder? Someone who has an interest in the business change project An individual member of staff who will use the new IT system A competitor organisation Anyone who holds a senior management position in the organisation 11. IT-enabled business change is concerned with: Using new technology developments as quickly as possible Ensuring that all functions within the organisation use Information Technology Improving business performance through the application of Information Technology Making business changes to match the capabilities of the purchased software packages 12. ‘Business Strategy’ may be best described as the result of attempts at which one of the following alignments? Internal and External Environments Business Processes and IT Internal Environment and IT IT and the External Environment 13. It is important to take a systemic view of business change because: IT systems are usually the key element in driving business change Organisations are complex and change to one area is likely to impact upon other areas IT professionals understand systems and are the main group interested in business change There are often interdependencies and interactions between IT systems 14. Which of the following reasons best explains why it is strategically important to evaluate organisational capability? To scope the ability to respond to external opportunities To define the hardware resources for an IT-enabled project To allocate responsibility for business change programmes To identify where there are job roles that need to be filled 15. Which of the following Stages in business change will not normally be included within the project lifecycle? Deliver Benefits Define Implement Design 16. Where would you expect the change Sponsor to be located on a Power/Interest Grid? High/Low Low/High High/High Low/Low 17. What is the primary role of a business sponsor in an IT-enabled change programme? To appoint the teams including selection of suppliers To be accountable for the outcomes To manage the delivery of the outputs against the plan To ensure that customers understand the change programme 18. Which of the following roles has the responsibility for planning a business change project? Business actor Programme manager Business analyst Management consultant 19. What is not an example of a risk arising from an IT-enabled business change? Limited training and use of new compliance system Disaster recovery plan fails due to changes in phone numbers Poor response time resulting from moving to on-line order entry Poor Information flows hinder redesigned processes 20. What is the terminology used to describe the process views that need to be mapped in a process redesign? ‘As Is’ and ‘Planned’ ‘As Is’ and ‘To Be’ ‘Today’ and ‘To Be’ ‘Current’ and ‘Possible’ 21. Businesses are motivated by different targets at different levels within the organisation. Which of the following best represents a top down sequential description of these motivations? Mission, objective, strategy Mission, strategy, objective Objective, mission, strategy Strategy, mission, objective 22. In a SWOT analysis which one of the following represents the internal focus? Strengths and Opportunities Strengths and Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats Threats and Weaknesses 23. The Senior Responsible Owner/Project Owner (SRO/PO) is the individual responsible for ensuring that a project or programme of change meets its objectives and delivers the projected benefits.Which of the following two managerial roles are accountable to the SRO/PO? IT Manager and Business Change Manager Programme Manager and Programme Office Manager Business Sponsor and Project Manager Programme Manager and Business Change Manager 24. Which one of the following would not normally be considered to be part of the Business Analyst role? Liaising with IT Suppliers Ensuring Resources are available for the Project Identifying Stakeholders Gathering Requirements Thank you for completing this sample quiz based on the BCS Foundation in Business Change exam. Time's up
