Deck 4: Strategic Information Systems Planning

Question 1

The contagion stage in the Nolan and Gibson growth cycle is the beginning use of a new technology.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Management planning is usually defined in three forms; strategic, governance, and operational.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The third force in the Porter Competitive Forces model is the bargaining power of intermediaries.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Strategic systems plans do not need to specifically align with business goals, but strategic plans need to support business goals.

Question 5

The goal of scenario planning is to explore the forces that could cause different futures to take place then decide on actions to take.

Question 6

Mainframe technology in the Nolan and Gibson growth cycle would be considered at the control stage.

Question 7

IT planning needs to be a continuous process because technology changes so quickly.

Question 8

Operational plans are usually a year or less in duration.

Question 9

A critical success factor is a key area that must go right for an organization to be successful.

Question 10

The first stage of the Nolan and Gibson Growth model requires technology proliferation to be controlled.

Question 11

Strategic plans present a vision of the organization and are the primary responsibility of senior management.

Question 12

Planning is the development of a view of the future to make better decisions in the future.

Question 13

Developing an infrastructure is crucial to achieving business goals.

Question 14

Creating a strategy that utilizes electronic channels between organizations is referred to as electronic analysis planning.

Question 15

Tactical plans are usually developed by the CIO and involve project selection and resource allocation.

Question 16

The fourth force in the Porter Competitive Forces model is substitute products or services.

Question 17

Product differentiation is the only strategy that has proven effective in dealing with the competitive forces model.

Question 18

Infrastructure projects are easy to justify because they establish the architecture for the entire organization.

Question 19

When considering competitive strategy, organizations must acknowledge that the threat of substitute products or services is due to rivalry among existing firms.

Question 20

Planning is defined as stating the direction you want to go and how you want to get there.

Question 21

Which of the following is not a reason why systems planning is so difficult?

A) the stable technological environment
B) the need for project portfolios
C) the need to involve all top managers
D) the alignment of business goals and system plans

Question 22

Scenario planning is limited by its fixed time frame analysis.

Question 23

Which of the following focuses on adding value to primary and supporting business activities?

A) Linkage Planning Analysis
B) Value Chain Analysis
C) Competitive Forces Model
D) Stages of Growth Model

Question 24

Strategic planning is defined as:

A) having a significant impact on an organization.
B) having a significant, long-term impact on an organization.
C) having a significant, long-term impact on the revenue of an organization.
D) having a significant, long-term impact on the growth rate, industry, and revenue of an organization.

Question 25

Business strategy consists of:

A) where the business going and why.
B) how value can be delivered.
C) what is required to deliver business value.
D) All of the above

Question 26

When considering Nolan and Gibson's' information technology learning curve, technological discontinuity was greatest during:

A) the Internet era.
B) the DP era.
C) the Network era.
D) the Micro era.

Question 27

The most widely quoted framework for thinking about the strategic use of IT is:

A) Linkage Planning Analysis.
B) Scenario Planning.
C) Competitive Forces Model.
D) Stages of Growth Model.

Question 28

Which strategy is used to deal with Porter's competitive forces?

A) low cost producer
B) product differentiation
C) focus on a niche segment
D) All of the above

Question 29

Which of the following is true of CSFs?

A) CSFs focus on individual managers and their information needs.
B) CSFs can help identify information systems needs.
C) CSFs define what must go right for an organization to be successful.
D) All of the above

Question 30

Which of the following is a stage of the Nolan and Gibson growth stage model?

A) Early successes
B) Contagion
C) Integration
D) All of the above

Question 31

Which of the following is not a source for the development of critical success factors?

A) the industry that the company operates in
B) the company itself
C) the political factors of the countries that the organization resides in
D) All of the above

Question 32

Which of the following Competitive Forces is impacted by the Internet?

A) substitute products or services
B) bargaining power of buyers
C) intensity of rivalry among competitors
D) All of the above

Question 33

Which of the following is not part of Porter's Competitive Analysis Model?

A) governmental regulatory power
B) threat of new market entrants
C) bargaining power of both buyers and suppliers
D) threat of substitute products or services

Question 34

The goal of Scenario Planning is:

A) to predict the future.
B) to explore forces that could cause different futures and decide on actions if those forces materialize.
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 35

This stage of the Nolan and Gibson growth stage model is characterized by uncontrolled growth and rapid rise in the use of IT.

A) Early successes
B) Contagion
C) Integration
D) Control

Question 36

Which type of planning is typically performed by line managers?

A) strategic
B) tactical
C) operational
D) linkage analysis

Question 37

Which of the following focuses on project portfolio management?

A) Linkage Planning Analysis
B) Scenario Planning
C) E-Business Value Matrix
D) Value Chain Analysis

Question 38

Which of the following is not a part of Porter's Competitive Forces model?

A) threat of new entrants
B) disintermediation
C) bargaining power of suppliers
D) None of the above

Question 39

Having many small choices with short commitments is an example of:

A) an Internet-era planning strategy.
B) an Outside-in planning strategy.
C) a New-era planning strategy.
D) an Old-era planning strategy.

Question 40

Which type of planning is responsible for establishing the vision and business goals of an organization?

A) strategic
B) tactical
C) operational
D) linkage analysis

Question 41

What are the five primary activities of the Porter value chain?

Question 42

Describe the four stages of Growth model.

Question 43

List and describe the dominant technology in each of the three eras of the Nolan and Gibson information technology learning curve. What is technological discontinuity?

Question 44

Discuss the contribution that the e-business value matrix makes to systems planning.

Question 45

List five reasons why system planning is so difficult.

Question 46

Describe the traditional strategy-making process.

Question 47

Describe scenario planning.

Question 48

Discuss the contribution that the Value Chain model makes to systems planning.

Question 49

Identify the Competitive Forces model and three appropriate strategies.

Question 50

According to Porter, in the new economy, technology has become the most important driver of change. List and describe three emerging forces that will affect technology as described by Porter.