Alignment with Business Goals ACCISO Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26application · medium

   A hospital's IT department wants to implement a new electronic health record (EHR) system. The clinical staff are concerned about usability, while the finance department is concerned about cost. The hospital's strategic goal is to improve patient outcomes. Which approach best aligns the IT initiative with the hospital's goals?

   • APrioritize the finance department's concerns because cost control is essential for sustainability.
   • BEngage both clinical and finance stakeholders in a joint requirements session to balance usability and cost while focusing on patient outcomes.
   • CPrioritize the clinical staff's concerns because they are the primary users.
   • DProceed with the EHR system as planned, assuming that improved technology will automatically improve patient outcomes.
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2. 27application · medium

   A financial services firm is planning to migrate its core banking system to a new cloud platform to improve agility. The CISO identifies a risk that the migration could disrupt customer-facing services, damaging the firm's reputation and revenue. What is the most appropriate risk response in this context?

   • AAccept the risk because the business wants to move quickly to gain competitive advantage.
   • BTransfer the risk by purchasing cyber insurance that covers business interruption losses.
   • CAvoid the risk by canceling the cloud migration and keeping the core banking system on-premises.
   • DImplement a phased migration with rollback procedures and conduct extensive testing in a non-production environment.
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4. 28application · medium

   A non-profit organization is developing a strategic plan to expand its donor base through a new online donation platform. The board wants to ensure that the IT strategy is integrated with this business objective. Which approach would best integrate IT strategy with the organization's strategic plan?

   • ADevelop the IT strategy independently and present it to the board for approval after completion.
   • BFocus on training IT staff on the latest web development technologies.
   • CInvolve IT leadership in the strategic planning sessions and jointly define IT initiatives that support donor acquisition goals.
   • DOutsource the development of the online donation platform to a vendor to save time.
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5. 29foundation · easy

   What role do business unit leaders play in aligning IT initiatives with business goals?

   • AThey have no role in IT alignment because it is solely an IT responsibility
   • BThey are responsible for implementing all IT projects without input from IT
   • CThey define the business requirements and priorities that IT initiatives must support
   • DThey approve IT budgets without considering business strategy
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6. 30foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an example of a metric that measures the business value of an IT initiative?

   • AAverage CPU utilization of production servers
   • BPercentage increase in customer satisfaction after a new CRM implementation
   • CNumber of servers in the data center
   • DTime taken to patch a security vulnerability
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