An IT department needs to upgrade its hardware to run the new version of an established operating system. The cost of this required upgrade is $2 million. As an alternative, the IT director has suggested that the company should change to a completely different operating system. Although this will cost $6 million, the change will bring many other benefits, including cheaper maintenance costs and increased security. What is the avoided cost in his proposal?
A. $2 million.
B. $4 million.
C. $6 million.
D. $8 million.
A convenience food manufacturer has undertaken a strategic analysis study and has identified a threat from groups lobbying against the use of packaging for food products. Which of the PESTLE categories would have helped highlight this threat?
A. Legal.
B. Environmental.
C. Technological.
D. Economic.
The V model is an example of which of the following?
A. A business analysis process model.
B. A systems development lifecycle.
C. A concerns-based adoption model.
D. A soft systems methodology.
Which of the following models might include the documentation of scenarios?
A. A class model.
B. A business activity model.
C. A use case model.
D. A corporate data model.
Which of the following would you describe about each stakeholder?
A. Justification.
B. Owner.
C. Attitude.
D. Resolution.
A company provides a help desk facility to support users of their computer software. How would the provision of this facility be classified on their value chain?
A. As an Inbound Logistics activity,
B. As a Sales and Marketing activity.
C. As a Technology Development activity.
D. As a Service activity.
There is a requirement for an employee to enter time worked details into a computerised project reporting system. If this requirement was drawn on a use case diagram, which of the following would be correct?
A. Employee would be the boundary, time details an actor.
B. Project reporting system would be an actor, employee a use case.
C. The computer system would be the boundary, the project reporting system a use case.
D. Enter time details would be a use case, employee an actor.
When are the acceptance criteria for user acceptance testing defined?
A. When the deliverables of the system design have been agreed.
B. When the deliverables of the requirements analysis have been agreed.
C. When the software has been completed and has passed system testing.
D. When the users have had the opportunity to use the software for a period of time.
The term CATWOE provides a framework for defining and analysing business perspectives. In a project, which letter of CATWOE should be first understood by the business analyst?
A. The Owner.
B. The Customer.
C. The Weltanschauung or world-view.
D. The Actor.
Which of the following would BEST be managed with the "keep satisfied" stakeholder management strategy?
A. Those with high power/influence and no interest in the project.
B. Those with high power/influence and some interest in the project.
C. Those with some power/influence and high interest in the project.
D. Those with some power/influence and some interest in the project.
