CIMA Exam CIMAPRA19-E03-1 Topic 4 Question 102 Discussion

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Question #: 102
Topic #: 4

Which of the following categorizations would be correct, according to McFarlan's Strategic Grid, for a system which is critical to sustaining existing business but its future strategic importance is considered to be low?

ATurnaround

BSupport

CStrategic

DFactory

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Suggested Answer: A, D, E

by Micaela at Nov 13, 2024, 05:47 PM

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Bernardo

16 days ago

I'd go with D) Factory. It's the workhorse of the business, but doesn't have that 'wow' factor. Kind of like my old car - gets the job done, but no one's gonna write a song about it.

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Bette

27 days ago

B) Support is the way to go. This system is like the unsung hero - keeps the business running, but doesn't get the spotlight. Kinda like my uncle Bob, he's the 'Support' in our family.

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Stephen

A) Turnaround

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Gladys

1 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. Could it be C) Strategic? If it's critical to the business, it must have some strategic importance, right? *scratches head*

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Dierdre

19 days ago

I agree with you, C) Strategic seems like the best choice in this scenario.

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Coral

20 days ago

I would go with D) Factory, since it's important for sustaining the business but not strategic in the long term.

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Daniela

26 days ago

I think it might be B) Support, because it's critical for existing business but not strategic for the future.

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Thersa

1 months ago

D) Factory seems like the obvious choice here. This system is critical to the current business, but doesn't have a lot of strategic value going forward. Sounds like a classic Factory system to me.

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Val

1 months ago

I think B) Support is the correct answer. A system that is critical to sustaining existing business but has low future strategic importance would be categorized as a Support system according to McFarlan's Grid.

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