IBM Assessment: IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced Edition V7.0, Business Analysis and Design

QUESTION NO: 1
A process analyst is validating the syntax of gateways and the input and output logic of a process model's activities. Which static analysis report will identify the activities that will not be able to start during simula-tion?

A. Activity Duration report B. Paths Unable to be Followed report C. Process Procedure report D. Process Instances Summary report

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 2
The purpose of a business modeling project is to produce a future state model that can be used as a baseline technical model for other WebSphere tools. Which of the following steps would the process analyst complete to accomplish this goal?

A. 1. Integrate WebSphere Business Modeler with other WebSphere tools.
2.Model what if scenarios and gather future state requirements.
3.Validate future state processes and requirements. B. 1. Model the current state process.
2.Model multiple solutions based on the future state.
3.Export model for use by other WebSphere tools. C. 1. Determine business problems and opportunities for improvement in the current state process.
2.Model multiple solutions based on the opportunities for improvement.
3.Validate the future state process. D. 1. Model and validate the current state process.
2.Identify, model and analyze what if scenarios.
3.Identify and model the future state based on the best implementation option.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 3
A model is going to be simu-lated to capture results that represent as close to real conditions as possible. What simu-lation setting should be used to ensure that the results reflect the random nature of the process? The random number seed needs to be set to:

A. Zero B. N C. 1 D. 2

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 4
Two process analysts (analyst A and analyst B) are documenting in parallel the organization hierarchy, departments and roles for a process model. Both analysts are using IBM Rational ClearCase for their version control. Analyst A modifies the name of a role that has been assigned previously to a process. What option describes a behaviour analyst B will experience when updating from the ClearCase repository?

A. The element's old name will appear in conflict after updating from the repository. B. The element's old name will not appear in the Synchronize view. C. The element's old name appears in the Synchronize view as unable to send to the repository. D. The element's old name will disappear from the project tree view.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 5
During an exception period, a resource could not complete a task before the end of the task's processing time. What should be done to ensure that the resource remains allocated until the task is completed?

A. Set the task's "Resource wait time" to be the resource shortage time. B. Check the preference "Run simula-tion without resource requirements". C. Check "Use resources time required as a task processing time". D. Increase the "Task duration" to match the resource required time.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 6
A process simula-tion completed with the message "simula-tion finished but not all tasks were completed successfully." Process case summary showed that all cases completed successfully. When simulating with half the number of tokens, the simula-tion completed successfully. What should be done to complete simula-tion on all the tokens?

A. Change the setting "Process availability ends" to a later date. B. Increase the number of days for "Maximum simula-tion duration". C. Change the token "Time trigger" to an earlier time and date. D. Increase the number of days for "Delay for steady state simula-tion".

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 7
A process analyst needs to gather information about credit risk with respect to the geographical distribution such as state or country of the customer. Which of the following will be used to represent this measure?

A. Key Performance Indicator with geographic dimension B. Instance metric C. Aggregate metric with sum function D. Aggregate metric with average function

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 8
A process analyst needs to analyze each instance of the application approval process to determine which applications are from a specific location. Which is the MOST effective way to analyze this information?

A. Use a predefined business measure template based on a business item attribute. B. Define a custom Key Performance Indicator (KPI). C. Define a custom expression that evaluates process instances over time. D. Use an aggregated process measure that evaluates the location based on the business item attribute.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 9
A process analyst needs to model the flow of a loan request through a business process for documentation purposes. The request may change from received to reviewed to denied or approved. How should the process analyst model the loan request?

A. Four business items. B. A bulk resource with an attribute indicating the state. C. A business item with changing states. D. Four business item instances of loan request.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 10
Which of the following measures would provide details about a single run of a process?

A. Instance Metrics B. Average Process Completion Duration C. Aggregate Metrics D. Pre-defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Correct Answer: A

IBM Assessment: IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced Edition V7.0, Business Analysis and Design - A2180-606 Exam Questions