BTMA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS.

BTMA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS. how does BTMA help accounting - correct answer -forecasting -recording and storing info with info systems how does BTMA help finance - correct answer -IPOs -M&A deals -evaluating role of tech in firm's inv portfolio -computer automated trading non-programming roles in BTMA - correct answer -UI design -process design -strategy -PM -field engineering -consulting what is BTMA - correct answer how people use info based tech tools to: -achieve competitive advantage -do things cheaper and faster -increase rev -innovate Gartner Hype Cycle - correct answer Represents the position of a product during its life cycle of publicity or "hype" -innovation -peak of inflated expectations -trough of disillusionment -slope of enlightenment -plateau of productivity at what point in gartner hype cycle do investments usually happen - correct answer Trough innovation trigger - correct answer A potential technology breakthrough. Early proof-of-concept stories and media interest trigger significant publicity. Often no usable products exist and commercial viability is unproven peak of inflated expectations - correct answer Early publicity produces a number of success stories — often accompanied by scores of failures. Some companies take action; many do not. trough of disillusionment - correct answer Interest wanes as experiments and implementations fail to deliver. Producers of the technology shake out or fail. Investments only continue if product is improved slope of enlightenment - correct answer More instances of how the technology can benefit the enterprise become more widely understood. Second- and third-generation products appear. More enterprises fund pilots; conservative companies remain cautious plateau of productivity - correct answer Mainstream adoption starts to take off. Criteria for assessing viability are more clearly defined. The technology's broad market applicability and relevance are clearly paying off.