Which of the following statements best describe the Horizontality driver?
Transforming our collaboration across WPP companies to work more effectively as a global team
Delivering better digital security to our clients in all of our products
Margin improvement will allow us to compete more effectively
Improving communication within each individual WPP company to ensure a consistent message to our clients
Which of the following statements best describe the "Increase Cost Efficiencies" driver?
Increasing the share of revenues from faster-developing markets
Which of the following statements best describe the "Agile, robust and secure infrastructure" driver?
Which of the following is NOT a core driver of the IT Transformation Program?
Increase Cost Efficiencies
Revenue Growth
Agile, robust and secure infrastructure
Horizontality
What are the core drivers of the IT Transformation Program?
All of the above
A and B
True or False: The IT Transformation Program is first and foremost a business transformation program
Which of the following roles does the OpGroup CIO perform in setting the IT strategy?
Involve and inform the WPP companies' leadership of the strategic direction of IT
Provide functional expertise to create the strategy
Provide methods and analysis to support the creation and management of our technology strategy
Develop architectural governance and methods to ensure successful implementation
How does the TOM define Business Partnering?
Setting WPP companies' frameworks to shape all IT decisions and standards
Dedicated IT partners working with Operating Groups to define IT strategy
Delivering an integrated IT service built on modern, robust platforms
Developing client-facing business systems
Which of the following is NOT an accountability of Retained Operating Company IT
Represent WPP Company in client pitch and engagement
Advise senior business stakeholders how to utilize technology & innovation to enable client /industry specific solutions and drive business transformation
Manage relationships with existing suppliers on a day-to-day basis, issue and / or dispute resolution
Prepare business cases and initiate projects
Which of the following correctly describes one of the Golden Rules of the IT Operating Model?
All IT staff report into a regional CFO, the decision to recruit and let go of IT staff lies with the CIO
All IT staff report into HR, the decision to recruit and let go of IT staff lies with WPP HR
All IT staff report into a regional Coretech CSM, the decision to recruit and let go of IT staff lies with the CIO
All IT staff report into IT, the decision to recruit and let go of IT staff lies with the CIO
Which of the following is NOT one of the Golden Rules of the IT Operating Model?
All cloud services will be hosted by IBM
All infrastructure including application hosting will be managed by Coretech
All architectural decisions are subject to WPP approval
According to the TOM, when is the Service Transformation journey complete?
December, 2017
January, 2016
December, 2016
January, 2017
True or False: The retained IT teams of the WPP business are no longer involved in the day-to-day service delivery
Which function is accountable for proactively managing relationships with strategic suppliers?
Service Delivery
Commercial Services
ADM
Security
Which function is accountable for gathering management information (MI) to facilitate management decision making?
Strategy and Architecture
Business Partnering
Strategic Portfolio
True or False: All infrastructure including application hosting will be managed by IBM
True or False: With regard to Portfolio Investment Management, IT decides what is required, the business decides how to fulfil the requirements
Please fill in the blanks: A gating process will drive _______ and therefore ensure all _______ across WPP IT and the business are engaged at the right time to ensure successful on time and on budget delivery.
conversation, projects
standardization, processes
collaboration, technologies
alignment, relevant players
True or False: Gates G-2 and G-1 are concept gates
A business idea with an identified business outcome(s) that is appraised by the Operating Group Business and either approved onto the portfolio of committed work or rejected is known as a...
Business concept
Project
Service request
Enhancement
How does the TOM define a Project?
All IT requests listed on the Service Catalogue once it is operational
A modification or small upgrade to the functionality of an existing Application that increases capabilities beyond original specification
An IT enabled Business Change that has been approved onto the portfolio of work and has a Business Case
Any IT infrastructure request which is NOT included in the Service Catalogue once it is completed
According to the TOM, what is an example of an enhancement?
Office move
Desktop request
New finance system
Small upgrade to an ERP system
In which IT Leadership Forum is Risk Profile discussed?
Coretech Leadership Forum
CIO Monthly Forum
IT Leadership Meetings
Star Chamber Forum
Every member of the WPP IT team will have clear set of objectives agreed with their line manager that will be SMART. What does the A in SMART represent?
Actual
Ambitious
Achievable
Affordable
In the FMO state, IBM will be responsible for End-to-End
Service Management
Project Management
Risk Management
Architecture Governance
