D356 - HR TECHNOLOGY (PRE-
ASSESSMENT)
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0ans✔Enable0strategic0decision-making0by0leaders
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ation0system0(HRIS)0with0employee0self-
service0(ESS).0Employees0work0in0multiple0countries,0so0the0HRIS0is0provided0through
0cloud0computing.0
, What0is0this0company0using0for0its0cloud0computing?0-
0ans✔Software0as0a0service0(Saas)
What0is0a0strategic0organizational0reason0for0reengineering0processes0when0implemen
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0ans✔To0enhance0business0performance
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What0is0a0direct0outcome0of0the0new0system?0-
0ans✔Adopted0predefined0workflows0for0standardization
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0ans✔Discover0trending0data
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0resource0manager0(HRM)0is0meeting0with0stakeholders0to0determine0whether0vendors
0will0feasibly0be0able0to0integrate0with0the0needs0of0the0organization.0The0organization
0wants0to0ensure0that0employee0records0of0transactional0activities0and0documentation0
are0in0compliance.0
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What0is0a0key0difference0between0using0a0dataflow0diagram0(DFD)0and0a0narrative0de
scription0for0a0human0resource0information0system0(HRIS)?0-
0ans✔A0pictorial0can0ben0easier0to0understand0than0a0written0description.
A0business0analyst0is0developing0a0data0flow0diagram0(DFD)0to0document0the0human0
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ASSESSMENT)
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n0response,0the0HR0manager0provides0reports0from0the0new0system.
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man0resource0information0system0(HRIS).0The0HRIS0must0include0support0for0all0HR0f
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Which0system0provides0this0full0support0capability?0-0ans✔Employment0data0system
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Which0position0fulfills0this0requirement?0-0ans✔Analyst
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0cloud0computing.0
, What0is0this0company0using0for0its0cloud0computing?0-
0ans✔Software0as0a0service0(Saas)
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0ans✔To0enhance0business0performance
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0ans✔Adopted0predefined0workflows0for0standardization
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0ans✔Discover0trending0data
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0resource0manager0(HRM)0is0meeting0with0stakeholders0to0determine0whether0vendors
0will0feasibly0be0able0to0integrate0with0the0needs0of0the0organization.0The0organization
0wants0to0ensure0that0employee0records0of0transactional0activities0and0documentation0
are0in0compliance.0
Which0feasibility0assessment0identifies0this0compliance0concern?0-0ans✔Legal
What0is0a0key0difference0between0using0a0dataflow0diagram0(DFD)0and0a0narrative0de
scription0for0a0human0resource0information0system0(HRIS)?0-
0ans✔A0pictorial0can0ben0easier0to0understand0than0a0written0description.
A0business0analyst0is0developing0a0data0flow0diagram0(DFD)0to0document0the0human0
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