Six months ago, an enterprise's CIO reorganized IT to improve service delivery to the business. Which of the following would BEST demonstrate the effectiveness of the reorganization?
Correct Answer: B
A balanced scorecard is a strategic management tool that measures and monitors the performance of an organization against its vision, mission, goals, and objectives. It uses four perspectives: financial, customer, internal process, and learning and growth. A balanced scorecard can help demonstrate the effectiveness of the IT reorganization by showing how the IT function has improved in terms of delivering value to the business, satisfying customer needs and expectations, optimizing internal processes and workflows, and enhancing the skills and capabilities of the IT staff. According to one of the web search results1, "a balanced scorecard can help evaluate the effectiveness of IT governance by aligning IT activities with business strategies, assessing IT value delivery, identifying IT strengths and weaknesses, and facilitating continuous improvement." The number of help desk calls, a survey of IT staff, and IT cost reduction are not the best indicators of the effectiveness of the IT reorganization. They are more likely to reflect operational or tactical aspects of IT service delivery, rather than strategic or holistic ones. They may also be influenced by other factors that are not related to the IT reorganization, such as user behavior, staff morale, or market conditions. References := Service Delivery for IT and Business | Splunk
Question 227
The use of new technology in an enterprise will require specific expertise and updated system development processes. There is concern that IT is not properly sourced. Which of the following should be the FIRST course of action?
Correct Answer: B
Question 228
Individual business units within an enterprise have been designing their own IT solutions without consulting the IT department. From a governance perspective, what is the GREATEST issue associated with this situation?
Correct Answer: A
Question 229
An enterprise embarked on an aggressive strategy requiring the implementation of several large IT projects impacting multiple business processes across all departments. Initially employees were supportive of the strategy, but there is growing fatigue and frustration with the ongoing new capabilities which must be learned. Which of the following would be the BEST action performed by senior management?
Correct Answer: A
This is because an organizational change management program is a systematic approach to managing the human side of change and ensuring that the people affected by the change are ready, willing, and able to adopt it1. An organizational change management program can help to address the fatigue and frustration of the employees by providing them with clear communication, stakeholder engagement, training and coaching, leadership support, and feedback mechanisms2. An organizational change management program can also help to increase the success rate and benefits realization of the IT projects by reducing resistance, enhancing collaboration, and improving performance3. The other options are less effective than option A, as they do not address the root cause of the problem or provide a comprehensive solution. Establishing "Reward and Recognition" efforts to boost employee morale may be helpful, but not sufficient, to overcome the fatigue and frustration of the employees. Rewards and recognition can motivate and appreciate the employees for their efforts and achievements, but they do not necessarily help them to cope with the changes or learn the new capabilities4. Improving the system development life cycle (SDLC) process may be useful, but not relevant, to address the fatigue and frustration of the employees. The SDLC process is a framework that defines the tasks and activities involved in developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining IT systems. While improving the SDLC process can enhance the quality and efficiency of IT systems, it does not directly affect the employees' readiness or willingness to adopt them. Assessing current business and IT competencies may be important, but not enough, to address the fatigue and frustration of the employees. Assessing competencies can help to identify the gaps and needs of the employees in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities required for their roles. However, assessing competencies alone does not provide any solutions or support for closing those gaps or meeting those needs.
Question 230
Which of the following MUST be established before implementing an information architecture that restricts access to data based on sensitivity?