BCS MBP18 BCS Practitioner Certificate in Modelling Business Processes Exam Practice Test

A new project has been commissioned within an organisation's finance department. The assigned business analyst has decided to produce a functional view model to help him understand the department's work-Modeling the functional view of the finance department is advantageous, as it does which of the following ?

The following statements have been made about the process view of an organisation

a) Used by employees to describe where they work in an organisation

b) Defines the internally recognisable formal structure of an organisation

c) Incorporates actors from a number of different organisational teams

d) Emphasises the need for cooperation between actors from different parts of an organisation

Which of these statements is/are TRUE?

What is NOT clear from the following fragment of a business process model?

Freddie's Sandwich Shop makes sandwiches to order, using the finest locally sourced ingredients. Freddie gets his bread from Country Bakes and the fillings for his sandwiches from Belle View Farms. Freddie's local approach has proved popular and many people now get their lunch from his shop. rather than from a branch of Wholegram Foods, which used to be the town's most popular sandwich shop.

Freddie is expanding his business to provide catering for local organisations and has just won a contract to provide sandwich lunches for UK Systems Limited, the local headquarters of a highly successful computer company. However, Freddie is worried about the poor wheat harvest and the effect this might have on the cost of his bread. He has also heard that UK Systems Limited has lost a valuable contract to an overseas competitor

In Harmon's organisational model, which of the following would provide inputs to internal processes?

This is a three-task extract from a model of a 'Fulfil Order' process:

The steps in the Assemble Order' task are listed below, in the wrong order:

a) Get correct quality of item(S)

b) Select suitable packing materials

c) For each item on pick list

d) Take items to packing table

e) Go to bin location

f) Print picklist

What is the CORRECT order of steps in the Assemble order' task'?

Currently, all training offered by a company is delivered through classroom-based courses. The company recognizes that there is a need to offer a broader method of instruction. Such a change will enable company to return its market share and grow its customer base.

The proposed solution, driven by the IT department, will offer courses delivered over the web and 'on demand.'' this will include supported videos, games and quizzes. All courses will be accredited by examination bodies and sample exams will also be offered online. Student will be able to make online notes as needed and back these up. 10 guard against accident loss.

The following have been identified on 'to-be process models:

a) Watch Video

b) Create quiz

c) Accredit course.

d) Undertake sample examination.

e) Backup

Which of these would be considered as functional requirements relating to student use of the proposed IT system?

A business analyst has identified the following pattern of business activity in a process she has been asked to improve:

The following observations have been made.

a) The handle-offs in the process are unlikely to be worthy of further investigation.

b) The impact of bottlenecks in the tasks performed by Actor 2 should be explored.

c) The first task of actor 1 should always be immediately after the trigger event

d) The impact of bottlenecks in the tasks performed by Actor 3 should be explored.

Which of these observations are CORRECT?