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CruiseAlong Cars

CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America. It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include:

Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure

Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling

CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and

CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share.

DriveYou.com

This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein

(UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the

US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation.

Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager.

Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include:

Better structure and accountability around their work practices

Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.

University of Bachstein (UoB)

The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a ‘walk-in’ service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university’s administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved.

The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area.

Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include:

Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT

Manage growth and increasing IT demand

Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services

Global City Services (GCITS)

GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification.

GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include:

Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars

Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT)

NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data.

The NSDoT’s internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department.

CruiseAlong Cars central IT organization wants to implement a new ITSM toolset to replace their outdated system. The new ITSM toolset will be used by all CruiseAlong Cars’ IT departments and their service desks.

The business case for the improvement has not been made yet. This could include financial contribution from various countries. The overall goal of the initiative is to achieve efficiencies and cost reductions through the centralization of processes and data for reporting across country-based IT departments.

What is the BEST way to follow the guiding principle ‘observe directly’ when defining the requirements for the new consolidated ITSM toolset?

A.

Hold a workshop with IT support staff and business process owners in all countries.

B.

Hold a workshop with a representative group of IT support staff and business management.

C.

Visit a representative group of IT management and IT support staff.

D.

Visit senior IT management and business management in all countries.

Which is the BEST example of the communication principle ‘communication is a two-way process?

A.

Passing on key messages from a briefing to a colleague who was unable to attend.

B.

Setting a calendar appointment for a team member’s performance appraisal.

C.

Sending a meeting agenda to all attendees before every meeting.

D.

Capturing issues raised by attendees at the end of a company briefing

See the scenario for additional informational.

CruiseAlong Cars

CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America. It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include:

    Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure

    Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling

CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and

CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share.

DriveYou.com

This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein

(UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the

US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation.

Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager.

Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include:

    Better structure and accountability around their work practices

    Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.

University of Bachstein (UoB)

The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the past,

some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a ‘walk-in’ service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university’s administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved.

The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area.

Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include:

    Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT

    Manage growth and increasing IT demand

    Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services

Global City Services (GCITS)

GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification.

GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include:

    Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars

Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT)

NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data.

The NSDoT’s internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department.

DriveYou.com decided to move the storage and management of their testing data to a new platform so that they can share it more effectively with the UoB. They also need to facilitate data transfer from new

CruiseAlong Cars research facilities in Japan and Australia.

A.

‘Timing and frequency matter’ because ‘where are we now?’ requires that messages to all stakeholders are kept simple.

B.

‘There is no single correct method of communication because ‘how do we get there?’ requires coordination from a diverse range of stakeholders.

C.

‘Timing and frequency matter’ because ‘what is the vision?’ will need regular reinforcement to ensure the execution of the project is a success.

D.

‘There is no single correct method of communication’ because ‘where do we want to be?’ is different for every stakehold

The project manager is writing a business case for the improvement. This business case explains how following the CSI approach will contribute to the improvement work.

Which is a correct description of the purpose of a CSI step in this improvement work?

A.

“Where are we now?” will document process issues that need to be resolved.

B.

‘How do we get there?’ will specify the objectives and business case for the project.

C.

‘What is the vision?’ will identify the best ITSM software tool to use.

D.

‘Did we get there?’ will define measurable steps for the project.

See the scenario for additional informational.

CruiseAlong Cars

CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America. It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include:

    Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure

    Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling

CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and

CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share.

DriveYou.com

This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein

(UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the

US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation.

Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager.

Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include:

Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.

University of Bachstein (UoB)

The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the past,

some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a ‘walk-in’ service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university’s administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved.

The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area.

Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include:

    Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT

    Manage growth and increasing IT demand

    Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services

Global City Services (GCITS)

GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification.

GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include:

    Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars

Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT)

NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data.

The NSDoT’s internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however mostother applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department.

The IT department at the UoB does not have a service catalogue or a service portfolio, and there is limited understanding of the structure and value of services in the organization. Many of the individual departments

and faculties are resistant to the CIO’s vision for global services.

They have decided to appoint business relationship managers (BRMs) who will be expected to address many

of the challenges, in order to support collaboration and help to define global services. Some business analysts are going to be transferred to these new positions.

The newly appointed BRMs are starting to define services and want to ensure that value, outcomes, costs and

risks are included in every service definition.

Which definition is the MOST complete?

A.

Grant application service:

increases the number of successful grant applications by helping researchers to write effective grant

proposals.

reduces cost of support staff needed

increases reliability of grant submissions.

B.

User device access service:

provides connectivity for phones, laptops and tablets.

includes service desk support and software deployment.

supports cost-effective remote access to central services for people working from home.

C.

Exam administration service:

increases productivity of administrative staff by reducing downtime of exam marking and grade

tracking.

reduces cost of managing exams.

provides centralized storage of exam materials in the cloud.

D.

Centralized email service:

reduces overall costs for the university IT department by enabling retirement of many smaller email

services.

provides connectivity to central cloud email service.

supports calendar and shared distribution lists

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CruiseAlong Cars

CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America. It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries. Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include:

    Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure

    Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling

CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and

CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share.

DriveYou.com

This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the

US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation.

Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager.

Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include:

    Better structure and accountability around their work practices

    Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.

University of Bachstein (UoB)

The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a ‘walk-in’ service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university’s administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved.

The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area.

Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include:

    Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT

    Manage growth and increasing IT demand

    Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services

Global City Services (GCITS)

GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification.

GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include:

    Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars

Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT)

NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data.

The NSDoT’s internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department.

CruiseAlong Cars central IT organization wants to implement a new ITSM toolset to replace their outdated system. The new ITSM toolset will be used by all CruiseAlong Cars’ IT departments and their service desks.

The business case for the improvement has not been made yet. This could include financial contribution from various countries. The overall goal of the initiative is to achieve efficiencies and cost reductions through the centralization of processes and data for reporting across country-based IT departments.

Which row of information BEST supports the business case?

A.

Key stakeholders: Central IT CIO Selected country CIOs

Baseline value: Time taken to produce weekly reports = 1 day

Expected result: Time taken to produce weekly reports = 0.5 day

B.

Key stakeholders: Central IT CIO All country CIOs

Baseline value: Number of incorrectly categorized incidents per month = 50

Expected result: Number of incorrectly categorized incidents per month = 30

C.

Key stakeholders: Central IT CIO Selected country CIOs

Baseline value: Total IT headcount = 470

Expected result: Total IT headcount = 500

D.

Key stakeholders: Central IT CIO All country CIOs

Baseline value: Average cost per incident = $12.50

Expected result: Average cost per incident = $9.00

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CruiseAlong Cars

CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America. It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include:

    Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure

    Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling

CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and

CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share.

DriveYou.com

This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein

(UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the

US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation.

Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager.

Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include:

Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.

University of Bachstein (UoB)

The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the past,

some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a ‘walk-in’ service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university’s administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved.

The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area.

Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include:

    Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT

    Manage growth and increasing IT demand

    Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services

Global City Services (GCITS)

GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification.

GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include:

    Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars

Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT)

NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is

responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to

ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large

amounts of data.

The NSDoT’s internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most

other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department.

GCITS have a major audit coming up to verify continued compliance to the ISO/IEC 20000 standard. In

preparation for the audit, they are conducting a series of internal audits.

GCITS has grown through acquisition. The latest acquisition, Optimsolv, does not comply with ISO/IEC 20000.

Optimsolv has a number of process improvements that need to be implemented to attain compliance. GCITS

has six months to ensure that Optimsolv is compliant.

Optimsolv has made the improvements identified in the audit. The GCITS IT Manager needs to determine that

Optimsolv staff have accepted the required changes.

What is the BEST course of action for the GCITS IT Manager to take FIRST?

A.

Survey Optimsolv senior managers to gain general feedback on employee satisfaction.

B.

Carry out stakeholder analysis to determine which Optimsolv employees to survey.

C.

Directly observe impacted Optimsolv employees in their roles.

D.

Create a resistance management plan for Optimsolv employees.

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CruiseAlong Cars

CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America. It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include:

    Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure

    Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling

CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and

CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share.

DriveYou.com

This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein

(UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the

US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation.

Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager.

Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include:

Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.

University of Bachstein (UoB)

The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a ‘walk-in’ service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university’s administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved.

The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area.

Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include:

    Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT

    Manage growth and increasing IT demand

    Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services

Global City Services (GCITS)

GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification.

GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include:

    Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars

Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT)

NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data.

The NSDoT’s internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department.

DriveYou.com decided to move the storage and management of their testing data to a new platform so that they can share it more effectively with the UoB. They also need to facilitate data transfer from new

CruiseAlong Cars research facilities in Japan and Australia.

The DriveYou.com project manager has set up an initial teleconference for the project, which will include the new research teams from CruiseAlong Cars.

How could the project manager ensure that ‘verbal handshaking’ is addressed?

A.

By ensuring that action points and next steps are clarified and agreed during the session.

B.

By organizing face-to-face meetings in advance to build rapport and personal contact.

C.

By requesting that all parties listen closely to discussions and do not speak over each other.

D.

By creating a digital recording to ensure that all the discussions are captured and can be reviewed.

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CruiseAlong Cars

CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America. It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include:

    Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure

    Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling

CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and

CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share.

DriveYou.com

This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein

(UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the

US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation.

Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager.

Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include:

    Better structure and accountability around their work practices

    Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.

University of Bachstein (UoB)

The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the past,

some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a ‘walk-in’ service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university’s administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved.

The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across

the main campus area.

Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include:

    Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT

    Manage growth and increasing IT demand

    Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services

Global City Services (GCITS)

GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification.

GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.

Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include:

    Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars

Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT)

NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data.

The NSDoT’s internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department.

CruiseAlong Cars is planning to improve the provision and support of IT services for senior executives who travel. They will deploy new mobile technology to enhance the user experience. They will also improve the incident management and request fulfilment processes and standardize these across service desks.

They are taking an iterative approach and have released the first iteration of improvements. A project manager has been appointed for this improvement initiative.

The project manager is planning an assessment to verify that the improvements have been achieved in the first iteration of the project.

Which are the BEST two outputs of the assessment?

A.

Customer satisfaction; Process maturity of incident management and request fulfilment

B.

Process metrics; Organizational maturity of CruiseAlong Cars’ business units

C.

Customer satisfaction; Change readiness of CruiseAlong Cars’ IT departments

D.

Process metrics; SWOT analysis of all service management processes.

Why is stakeholder management an important part of any improvement initiative?

A.

To identify the leader who will fund the change.

B.

To determine the level of resource allocated to the change.

C.

To determine risk levels presented by organizational culture.

D.

To identify whose support is needed for the change.

See the Scenario for additional information.

CruiseAlong Cars

CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America. It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include:

    Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure

    Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling

CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and

CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share.

DriveYou.com

This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein

(UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the

US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation.

Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager.

Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include:

    Better structure and accountability around their work practices

    Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.

University of Bachstein (UoB)

The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a ‘walk-in’ service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university’s administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved.

The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area.

Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include:

    Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT

    Manage growth and increasing IT demand

    Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services

Global City Services (GCITS)

GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification.

GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include:

    Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars

Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT)

NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data.

The NSDoT’s internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department.

CruiseAlong Cars is planning to improve the provision and support of IT services for senior executives who travel. They will deploy new mobile technology to enhance the user experience. They will also improve the incident management and request fulfilment processes and standardize these across service desks.

They are taking an iterative approach and have released the first iteration of improvements. A project manager has been appointed for this improvement initiative.

The project manager is creating a set of metrics to measure the service provided to senior executives once the improvements have been made. There must be a balance of technology, process and service metrics.

Which set of metrics provides a suitable balance?

A.

1, 3 and 4.

B.

1, 5 and 6.

C.

2, 3 and 5

D.

2, 4 and 6

Why is a meeting notes template used?

A.

To record meeting objectives while the meeting is in progress.

B.

To help the meeting chairperson to capture key details.

C.

To ensure that the meeting runs to planned timings.

D.

To ensure the correct participants attend the meeting

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