WGU C954 Section 7 questions with verified
answers
A company's chief information officer (CIO) is responsible for the outcomes of
technology implementations but has limited authority over business processes.
What is this situation known as? Ans✓✓✓ The accountability versus ownership
paradox
benchmarking Ans✓✓✓ The process of measuring the organization's products,
services, cost, procedures, etc. against competitors or other organizations that
display a "best in class" record.
brainstorming Ans✓✓✓ This is a technique for teams that is used to generate
ideas on a subject. Each person on the team is asked to think creatively and write
down as many ideas as possible. After the writing session, the ideas are discussed
by the team.
business architecture Ans✓✓✓ A discipline that "represents holistic,
multidimensional business views of capabilities, end‐to‐end value delivery,
information, and organizational structure; and the relationships among these
business views and strategies, products, policies, initiatives, and stakeholders
business principles Ans✓✓✓ A style of leadership in which the leader tells the
employees what needs to be done and how to perform it without getting their
advice or ideas
chief digital officer (CDO) Ans✓✓✓ Determines the strategy and leadership
perspectives for sustaining digital transformation; builds a growth road map
aligned with business objectives and digital readiness
, chief information officer (CIO) Ans✓✓✓ Responsible for managing and
implementing computer and IT systems for an enterprise
chief marketing officer (CMO)3 Ans✓✓✓ Generally responsible for planning,
developing, implementing, and monitoring a company's overall business
marketing strategy
chief technology officer (CTO) Ans✓✓✓ An IT professional responsible for the
design and planning of all technology systems, processes, software design, and
development within a company
command and control Ans✓✓✓ Authoritative in nature and uses a top-down
approach, which fits well in bureaucratic organizations in which privilege and
power are vested in senior management
committed management Ans✓✓✓ A trait of senior management that makes
significant project investments and decisions and then follows through with
committed support of those investments and the teams that are responsible for
the changes and project outcomes
company-first philosophy Ans✓✓✓ This is rooted in Intel's company leadership
program, which indicates that the team you are on is more important than the
team you lead. Intel's longstanding commitment to corporate responsibility and
sustainability—built on a strong foundation of transparency, governance, and
ethics—is deeply integrated throughout all aspects of their business.
competency Ans✓✓✓ A behavior-based measure of the degree to which a
person or system can perform a given task; can be learned
answers
A company's chief information officer (CIO) is responsible for the outcomes of
technology implementations but has limited authority over business processes.
What is this situation known as? Ans✓✓✓ The accountability versus ownership
paradox
benchmarking Ans✓✓✓ The process of measuring the organization's products,
services, cost, procedures, etc. against competitors or other organizations that
display a "best in class" record.
brainstorming Ans✓✓✓ This is a technique for teams that is used to generate
ideas on a subject. Each person on the team is asked to think creatively and write
down as many ideas as possible. After the writing session, the ideas are discussed
by the team.
business architecture Ans✓✓✓ A discipline that "represents holistic,
multidimensional business views of capabilities, end‐to‐end value delivery,
information, and organizational structure; and the relationships among these
business views and strategies, products, policies, initiatives, and stakeholders
business principles Ans✓✓✓ A style of leadership in which the leader tells the
employees what needs to be done and how to perform it without getting their
advice or ideas
chief digital officer (CDO) Ans✓✓✓ Determines the strategy and leadership
perspectives for sustaining digital transformation; builds a growth road map
aligned with business objectives and digital readiness
, chief information officer (CIO) Ans✓✓✓ Responsible for managing and
implementing computer and IT systems for an enterprise
chief marketing officer (CMO)3 Ans✓✓✓ Generally responsible for planning,
developing, implementing, and monitoring a company's overall business
marketing strategy
chief technology officer (CTO) Ans✓✓✓ An IT professional responsible for the
design and planning of all technology systems, processes, software design, and
development within a company
command and control Ans✓✓✓ Authoritative in nature and uses a top-down
approach, which fits well in bureaucratic organizations in which privilege and
power are vested in senior management
committed management Ans✓✓✓ A trait of senior management that makes
significant project investments and decisions and then follows through with
committed support of those investments and the teams that are responsible for
the changes and project outcomes
company-first philosophy Ans✓✓✓ This is rooted in Intel's company leadership
program, which indicates that the team you are on is more important than the
team you lead. Intel's longstanding commitment to corporate responsibility and
sustainability—built on a strong foundation of transparency, governance, and
ethics—is deeply integrated throughout all aspects of their business.
competency Ans✓✓✓ A behavior-based measure of the degree to which a
person or system can perform a given task; can be learned
