1) Members of a team in a company need to understand business processes since they need to evaluate new technologies.
2) Creating an abstraction or model of their company's current process helps a team have an informed and better discussion about developing new business processes.
3) A ________ is a network of activities for accomplishing a business function.
A) process capital
B) task force
C) business portfolio
D) business process
4) In the swimlane format, the specific tasks that need to be accomplished as part of a business process are known as ________.
A) decisions
B) resources
C) activities
D) databases
5) A ________ is a subset of the activities in a business process that is performed by an actor.
A) sequence flow
B) resource
C) swimlane
D) role
6) Activities within a business process are shown in ________.
A) circles
B) rectangles with rounded corners
C) squares
D) diamonds with rounded corners
7) According to the business process modeling notation standard, the start of a business process is symbolized by a ________.
A) circle having a thick border
B) circle having a narrow border
C) square having a thick border
D) square having a narrow border
8) Which of the following statements is true about roles in a business process?
A) A role is the superset of the activities in a business process.
B) Roles are grouped in swimlane diagrams according to the number of actors involved.
C) The name of a role is written at the top of a swimlane.
D) A particular role can be fulfilled by just one person.
9) Which of the following statements is true of the swimlane format?
A) It lists the names of actors on the top to specify individual roles.
B) It specifies the tasks that need to be accomplished as part of a business process.
C) It illustrates the flow of activities involved in a business process using grids.
D) It uses numerals to indicate the start and end of a business process.
10) According to the business process modeling notation, the end of a business process is symbolized by a ________.
A) circle having a thick border
B) circle having a narrow border
C) square having a thick border
D) square having a narrow border