Oracle IT Architecture BPM 2013 Essentials Sample Questions:

1. What doesRACI mean and what does it do for BPM governance?

A) "RACI" (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed) refers to a Responsibility Assignment Matrix tool that performs project leveling and assigns tasks In the project plan according to role and position.
B) "RACI" (Reason, Assemble. Coordinate. Initiate) Is a governance strategy (or program management that describes the sequence of activities, checks, and gates required to starta project.
C) "RACI" (Realize, Assemble. Coordinate, Integrate) is a governance strategy to monitor process creation through the various stages of model-driven development.
D) "RACI" (Responsible. Accountable, Consulted, and Informed) refers to a Linear Responsibility Chart that describes the involvement of all roles 'n completing tasks or deliverables for 3 project / program.

2. What are the main components In a ROl calculation?

A) Efficiency, agility, andvisibility
B) Cash flow, rate of inflation, and rate of return
C) Costs, benefits, and investments
D) Operational expenditure savings versus capital expenditure

3. What is "ROI" and Us role in the business case?

A) It refers to the value provided by reuse relative to development of new integration code. To calculate ROI,the benefit of the reuse Is expressed as a percentage of the cost of the alternative integration.
B) It is used to evaluate the efficiency of an Investment or to compare the cost effectiveness of a number of different investments. Tocalculate ROI,initial proof of concept projects are performed in order to collect meaningful data as Inputs to cost and benefit calculations.
C) It Is used to identify the best Investment choices for refinement of business processes in a continuous Improvement cycle. To calculate ROI,the business process change is analyzed using business process simulation.
D) It is used to evaluate the efficiency of an Investment or to compare the cost effectiveness of a number of different Investments. To calculate ROI, the benefit (return) of an investment is expressed as a percentage of the cost of the investment.

4. When embarking on a first BPM project there is a tendency to do the easy things first. What is the best practice for getting started?

A) Neither the most difficult nor the easiest processes are likely to be the most suitable for a first Implementation. Projects should be selected according to a pragmatic set of suitably weighted risk/benefit criteria.
B) It is important to start with the smallest and simplest (i.e. easy) process automation project* as these provide rapid-fire successes that can be quickly combined at a later stage in fulfilling the needs of most complex implementations.
C) The easiest processes are often selected by IT for the benefit of familiarization while typically providing no business benefit and risking loss of interest (or even funding) from the business stakeholders. For this reason a complex process should be tackled first, following extensive training, analysis, and other preparations.
D) By starting out with a maturity/capability assessment across the enterprise, the first BPM project can be selected according to the strongest capabilities of the organization, thereby assuring the greatest chance of success.

5. What two major components make up the BPM Governance Framework?

A) The BPM Governance Continuous Improvement Loop
B) The BPM Process Engineering Framework
C) The BPM Governance Reference Model
D) The SOA Governance Framework

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