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Unit 8: Business Process Reengineering – Model and Methodology

8.5 Self Assessment

1. State whether the following statements are true or false:
(a) The alignment model was adopted by many researchers to study the performance of IT or IS.
(b) Technological alignment of Internet activity occurs when Internet Strategy and Business
Strategy are aligned.

2. Fill in the blanks:
(a) __________________________ occurs when Internet Strategy (explanation and application
processes of Internet strategy) and Business Strategy (explanation and application processes
of business strategy) are aligned.
3. Select a suitable choice for every question:

(a) Which among the following is not an example of a business process?
(i) Testing software
(ii) Purchasing services
(iii) Hiring an employee
(iv) Designing a new product
8.6 Review Questions

1. “Do strategic planning processes influence alignment directly”. Discuss in brief.
2. “Alignment underlines the need for a change to enhance coherence of IT within the organization.”
Discuss.
3. “Effective management of IT necessitates balancing the choices made across the four domains like
business strategy, business infrastructure, IT strategy, and IT infrastructure.” Elaborate.
4. “Segmentation does not provide any new insight into the marketplace and will not allow any
benefits to strategic planning team.” Discuss.
5. “The performance criteria in this alignment perspective are based on quantitative and qualitative
measurements like market growth, share or a new product introduction.” Elaborate.
6. “Business strategy as the driver emphasis on the best possible IT in market and its equivalent
internal IT architecture.” Elaborate in brief.
Answers: Self Assessment
1. (a) T
(b) F
2. (a) Strategic alignment of Internet activity

3. (a) Testing software

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