Management of Technology Quiz2

What is the role of technology in advancing a company's competitive capabilities?

• A. It has no role in advancing competitive capabilities

• B. It plays a significant role in advancing competitive capabilities

• C. It only supports non-essential functions

• D. It is not important for competitive capabilities

What is the purpose of a technology roadmap?

• B. To match short-term and long-term goals with specific technology solutions

• D. To discourage innovation

• A. To hinder strategic and long-range planning

• C. To limit the use of emerging technologies

What is the first step in the preliminary phase of technology roadmap development?

• B. Provide leadership/sponsorship

• A. Identify technology alternatives and their timelines

• C. Satisfy essential conditions

• D. Create the technology roadmap report

What are platforms in the context of technology management?

• C. They are only used for personal computing

• D. They are not used to host applications or services

• B. They are the backbone of any technology infrastructure

• A. They are not relevant to technology infrastructure

What is the purpose of platform management solutions?

• A. To complicate the support of business needs and processes

• B. To hinder communication and integration of technology

• C. To manage systems across platforms for easy support of business needs and processes

• D. To limit the use of different aspects of technology

What is the main focus of the development phase of technology roadmap?

• D. Define scope and boundaries for the technology roadmap

• A. Identify the critical system requirements and their targets

• B. Create the technology roadmap report

• C. Provide leadership/sponsorship

What is the purpose of strategic technology units (STUs) in the development of technology strategy?

• A. To identify the portfolio of specific technologies

• B. To define the critical system requirements

• C. To identify the skills or disciplines applied to a particular product or process

• D. To provide leadership/sponsorship

What is the primary function of a technology roadmap report?

• D. To critique, validate, and hopefully accept the completed roadmap

• C. To recommend the technology alternatives that should be pursued

• B. To specify the major technology areas

• A. To identify and describe each technology area

What is the purpose of the follow-up activity phase in technology roadmap development?

• D. To review and update the roadmap periodically

• B. To create the technology roadmap report

• C. To critiqued, validate, and hopefully accept the completed roadmap

• A. To identify technology alternatives and their timelines

What are the essential conditions that need to be satisfied in the preliminary phase of technology roadmap development?

• D. Satisfy essential conditions

• C. Define scope and boundaries for the technology roadmap

• B. Provide leadership/sponsorship

• A. Identify technology alternatives and their timelines