What Is the First Step in the Planning Process

question 36

Multiple Choice

 What is the first step in the planning process?

• A) tie the information technology strategic plan to the organization's overall strategic plan
• B) perform a business area analysis
• C) start defining potential IT projects in terms of their scope, benefits, and constraints
• D) choose which projects to do and assigning resources to work on them

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Definitions:

Motion Study

An examination and analysis of the movements involved in performing a task to improve work efficiency by reducing wasteful motions.

Subsystem

A smaller component of a larger system.

Open System

An organization or entity that interacts with its environment by exchanging information, resources, and influences with its context.

Closed System

An organizational model that operates independently of external influences, focusing inwardly for resources and information.