COMM 205 MIS MIDTERM EXAM WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
BT (What is it?) - ANSWER -Business Technology
-Used to operate businesses through IT applications
BTM - ANSWER Unites BM and BT to improve a variety of overall business aspects
BTM Maturity Model - ANSWER Matrix that measures the effectiveness of a companies
BTM capabilities and looks for improvement
Digital transformation - ANSWER When a business changes a variety of their aspects to
be controlled by technology
What are the most significant
organizational barriers to Digital
Transformation? - ANSWER 1. No Urgency
2. Not enough funding
3. Limitations of IT systems
Benefits of digital transformation - ANSWER 1. Cross Channel consistency
,2. Enhancing current products
3. Better internal communication
Critical Dimensions of BTM - ANSWER Portrays the effectiveness of implementation and
why BTM should be integrated
1. Business Processes
2. Organizations
3. Data and Information
4. Technology
Business Processes (Critical Dimensions of BTM) - ANSWER Must ensure EFFICIENCY
(doing it right at speed) and EFFECTIVENESS (doing the right thing) to make sure the
BTM has been effectively implemented
Organizations (Critical Dimensions of BTM) - ANSWER Implementation will be easier if
the organization supports it
Organizational structures associated with this include...
, 1. Participative bodies: Senior level management employees who use the technology (ex.
CEO)
2. Centralized bodies: Tech specialized employees (ex. IT)
3. Needs-based bodies: Involve those who complete assignments generated by BTM (ex.
contractor)
Data and Information (Critical Dimensions of BTM) - ANSWER -The BTM must provide
useful, accurate, reliable and relevant data in order to be used for decision making.
-This will enhance metrics (ability to convert data into information)
Technology (Critical Dimensions of BTM) - ANSWER -BTM must make the processes
easier, timely and consistent
Database - ANSWER -Organized collection of logically related data within business
categories (can be physical too [ex. file cabinet])
-Efficiently stores data, so it can be shared and ensure there are no redundancies
Normalization - ANSWER -Reduces duplicate data (this data may be accurate but can be
stored more easily in one table)
ACCURATE ANSWERS
BT (What is it?) - ANSWER -Business Technology
-Used to operate businesses through IT applications
BTM - ANSWER Unites BM and BT to improve a variety of overall business aspects
BTM Maturity Model - ANSWER Matrix that measures the effectiveness of a companies
BTM capabilities and looks for improvement
Digital transformation - ANSWER When a business changes a variety of their aspects to
be controlled by technology
What are the most significant
organizational barriers to Digital
Transformation? - ANSWER 1. No Urgency
2. Not enough funding
3. Limitations of IT systems
Benefits of digital transformation - ANSWER 1. Cross Channel consistency
,2. Enhancing current products
3. Better internal communication
Critical Dimensions of BTM - ANSWER Portrays the effectiveness of implementation and
why BTM should be integrated
1. Business Processes
2. Organizations
3. Data and Information
4. Technology
Business Processes (Critical Dimensions of BTM) - ANSWER Must ensure EFFICIENCY
(doing it right at speed) and EFFECTIVENESS (doing the right thing) to make sure the
BTM has been effectively implemented
Organizations (Critical Dimensions of BTM) - ANSWER Implementation will be easier if
the organization supports it
Organizational structures associated with this include...
, 1. Participative bodies: Senior level management employees who use the technology (ex.
CEO)
2. Centralized bodies: Tech specialized employees (ex. IT)
3. Needs-based bodies: Involve those who complete assignments generated by BTM (ex.
contractor)
Data and Information (Critical Dimensions of BTM) - ANSWER -The BTM must provide
useful, accurate, reliable and relevant data in order to be used for decision making.
-This will enhance metrics (ability to convert data into information)
Technology (Critical Dimensions of BTM) - ANSWER -BTM must make the processes
easier, timely and consistent
Database - ANSWER -Organized collection of logically related data within business
categories (can be physical too [ex. file cabinet])
-Efficiently stores data, so it can be shared and ensure there are no redundancies
Normalization - ANSWER -Reduces duplicate data (this data may be accurate but can be
stored more easily in one table)
