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Question 1  In general, substantial gains as a result of migrating to a newer version of an HRIS are much harder to achieve than when implementing a new HRIS  

True 

False 

Question 2 Data and information are not one of the same 

True 

False 

Question 3 HRIS vendors are NOT all suited for all business types (size, industry, location, and budget) 

True 

False 

Question 4  According to Forrester research and graph, Oracle has the most features included with its platform 

True 

False 

Question 5 When conducting a needs analysis for a new HRIS, to better understand how a new system can truly benefit a business, it is only necessary to either look at processes or the data 

True 

False 

Question 6 The lifecycle and stages of an HRIS implementation are similar to any other software 

True 

False

Question 7  When implementing an HRIS, the following departments are typically involved: Select all applicable answer(s) 

-Communication

-IT

-Finance

-Human Resources

Question 8  In order to achieve a successful HRIS implementation, an organization must understand "users" of the HRIS, processes, data, and technology used in the current environment 

True 

False

Question 9 Security needs to be able to handle the following situations: 

• Exposure of sensitive payroll and benefits data between employees
• Loss of sensitive personnel data ie: Social Security numbers
• Unauthorized updates of key data ie: salaries
• Sharing of personnel review comments with unauthorized employees
• Sharing data with external organization

True 

False 

Question 10  What does SDLC stand for: 

• Software Development Lifecycle Strategy 
•  Service Design Lifecycle Cercle 
• Software Design Lifetime Cycles 
• Systems Development Life Cycle

Question 11 SDLC is tailored to the needs of each individual organization 

True 

False

QUESTION 12 The main stages of an HRIS project are:

Question 13 More and more HRIS are now on promise using a Cloud 

True

False 

Question 14 In general, when introducing a major change to an organization, 20% of people are in favor of change 

True 

False 

Question 15 Select all applicable metrics that are typically included in a business case to justify a new HRIS: 

• #of hiring managers 
• Average Employee Contribution 
• Number of visitor(s) to a store 
• Employee Turnover 
• Time spent entering resumes manually 
• of requisitions created yearly 
• Yearly Revenues 

Question 16  HRIS can help improve data accuracy by: • reducing the need for multiple inputs • eliminating redundancies in data • reducing the opportunity for human input errors and associated corrections 

True 

False 

Question 19 Change Management is the systematic process of applying the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to effect change by transforming an organization from its current state to some future desired state irses 

True 

False 

Question 20 A major reason why so many of these projects fail is due to effective change management 

True 

False

Question 22 We learned several Change Management models in the class. They vary in nature but they all have a common objective. 

True 

False 

Question 23 The 3 types of HR activities learned in class are: 

• Traditional 
•  Transformational 
• Transactional
•  Conventional 

Question 24 An HRIS system is a system used to: • Acquire • Store • Manipulate • Analyze . Retrieve and distribute information and managerial decisions. 

True 

False

Question 25 Which HR activity type(s) adds the least value? Select all applicable answer(s) 

• Traditional 
• Tranformational 
• Transactional 

Question 26 The goal of an effective HRP is to have the best available people working on the proper jobs at the right time so that the organization can maximize productivity 

True 

False

Question 27 Good data/databases shows the following characteristic(s): Select all applicable answer(s) 

• Outdated 
• Static 
• Restricted 
• Error Free BOX
•  Shareable 
• Accurate

Question 28 John works at a multinational company of 10,000 employees as a Lead, Sales. He has been an employee for more than 10 years and has changed managers 4 times since he started, something his manager learned via an informal source. 

Recently, his current manager Rick noticed a few instances when he demonstrated a lack of critical customer service skills. John has been warned four times about his poor customer service handling. The company does not have regular performance reviews and provides minimum training. 

Company ABC is looking at making a significant change in its strategy and will be implementing a new vaccine to fight COVID with a tight deadline of 8 weeks. 

• You work at Company ABC as an HR Specialist.
• No historical data is available via an HRIS system.
• The company is close to launching an ATS using Workday
• There is no HRIS system in place. 

What should John's manager do regarding the situation with him? (select the BEST answer) 

• Warn John about her lack of customer service skills and hope for the best! 
• Meet with John to discuss his lack of customer service skills, explain what is expected in terms of service puta training plan in place, and provide regular coaching and feedback  
• Implement an HRIS system ASAP 
• Nothing since the situation has been happening for a while now  
• Terminate his contract since he has not been performing well for a while

Question 30 John's manager is allowed to discuss his performance with other managers only 

True 

False 

Question 31 John has been active on social media about his most recent performance review. He is talking negatively about the company and his boss outside work on his personal page. A friend of a friend came across some of his comments on Facebook and informed his manager. The company does not have a social media policy or code of conduct in place. 

What should his manager do? 

Select all applicable answer(s) 

• Work with HR to implement a policy 
• Nothing since there are no policy in place 
• Meet with John, review the new social media policy, explain consequences of violating them, and inform him that his current behavior are not acceptable and add a note to its employee file

Question 32  As an HR specialist, what could you do to support the recently announced change in strategy regarding the vaccine? Select all applicable answer(s) 

• Find out if we have the talent in place to support the manufacturing of a new vaccine 
• Accelerate the implementation of an ATS 
• Forecast how many employees will need to be hired

Question 33  A store cashiers' manager is asked to find out who underperforms on her team. She was given a week How could an HRIS system help? 

Select the BEST answer 

• A good HRIS report would have already signaled low performers to the manager without having to produce such report 
• I don't have enough information to decide 
• HRIS system do not offer such reports 
• Create customer real-time reports on the fly 

Question 34 Data/security is IT's job. Employees are not responsible for keeping data safe and secure.  

True  

False

Question 35  If you or anyone on your team comes across a data breach. it is not your responsibility to inform your immediate manager. It is up to them to figure it out. Reporting a false breach could do more harm to the business. 

True 

False

Question 36 Social media personal pages have nothing to do with work or a business; therefore, employees should not be reprimanded for posting inappropriate work-related posts on their page. Doing so is violating their privacy and personal lives. 

True 

False

Question 37 Preferably, performance reviews with employees should only be done once a year, at the end of the fiscal year. 

True 

False 

Question 38 Managers (anyone with employees under them) are allowed to discuss any employee results among themselves 

True 

False

Question 39 Switching performance management and training HRIS modules is relatively easy since all HRIS use the same data structure and definitions

True

False

Question 40 A well designed HRIS would help Company ABC identify low performing stores, departments, and employees proactively 

True 

False 

Question 41 An effective training and development plan is aligned with someone's overall career goal and company priorities 

True 

False

Question 42 The 5 stages of the Need Analysis in preparation of an HRIS implementation are: Select all applicable answer(s) 

Observation 

Optimization 

Design 

Evaluation 

Needs analysis planning 

Reporting 

Exploration

Question 43 The main 4 steps involved in training and development are: 1. Identify 2. Design 3. Implement 4. Evaluate

True 

False

Question 44 Below are example of ___________ (Fill in the blank) 

• Revenue per Employee
• Expense per Employee Compensation as a Percentage of Revenue
• Compensation as a Percentage of Expense
• Benefit Cost as a Percentage of Revenue
• Benefit Cost as a Percentage of Expense Benefit Cost as a Percentage of Compensation
• Retiree Benefit Cost per Retiree
• Retiree Benefit Cost as a Percentage of Expense
• Hires as a Percentage of Total Employees
• Cost of Hire
• Time to Fill Jobs
• Time to Start Jobs
• HR Department Expense as a Percentage of Company Expense

Question 45  Based on what we learned in class, Company ABC is interested in understanding what would happen if all 50+ employees were to leave the company at an earlier age for retirement. Such methodology is known as: 

Select all applicable answer(s) 

Predictive analysis 

Modeling 

Machine Learning 

Al

Question 46 In the event that John would be let go, he could represent a security threat 

True 

False

Question 47  % of recruiters are currently required to do online research on applicants before making hiring decisions (Preston, 2011)

Question 48 Most companies and recruiters do use social media to recruit and decide on who to invite for a first interview 

True 

False 

Question 49 Now a day, HR is under increasing pressure to prove that its policies and HRIS add value to the firm 

True 

False

Question 50 Organizations that will be the most successful in the future are the ones that are able to leverage the technology that most closely links to a strong business and HRM strategy. 

True 

False