HR Needs Assessment and Metrics Quiz

What is the purpose of need analysis?

• To collect and document information related to making changes connected to current system performance issues

• To analyze the current situation and define the needs

• To summarize the findings and present recommendations for the design phase

• To review and assess the data in format SDLC

What are the potential costs of not conducting a needs analysis?

• Costly custom systems are developed based on arbitrary data

• Scope creep occurs because of growth in the goals, functionality and requirements of the HRIS without adjustments to the project

• Vendor software packages are selected based on incomplete, inaccurate or irrelevant criteria

• Users reject an HRIS that fail to provide the functionality they need

How many main stages are there in needs analysis?

• Five

• Four

• Six

• Three

What is SDLC?

• A process of gathering, prioritizing and documenting an organization's HR information requirements

• A planning tool for HR metrics and workforce analytics

• An assessment of the differences between the current state of affairs in the organization and the desired future state

• A collection of phases that contain a set group of activities in information system development

What are the steps of SDLC?

• Planning, Observation, Exploration, Evaluation, Reporting

• Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Maintenance

• Identification, Implementation, Evaluation, Maintenance, Reporting

• Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring, Closure

What is corrective maintenance in SDLC?

• An assessment of the differences between the current state and the desired future state

• A change to the environment

• An improvement on the existing system

• A fix for something in the system that does not work properly

What is adaptive maintenance in SDLC?

• A change to the environment

• An improvement on the existing system

• An assessment of the differences between the current state and the desired future state

• A fix for something in the system that does not work properly

What is perfective maintenance in SDLC?

• An assessment of the differences between the current state and the desired future state

• A change to the environment

• An improvement on the existing system

• A fix for something in the system that does not work properly

What is corrective maintenance?

• Improve the existing system

• Something in the system does not work properly and must be fixed

• A planning tool for HR metrics and workforce analytics

• A tool for evaluating the performance gaps in the HRIS

What is the first stage in needs analysis?

• Needs Analysis Planning

• Evaluation

• Exploration

• Observation