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CIPS Level 4M2 Defining Business Needs module is an essential part of the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply. This module equips learners with the skills and knowledge needed to identify and analyze organizational needs, and to develop effective procurement strategies that meet those needs. By taking this module, learners will be able to demonstrate their expertise in procurement and supply chain management, and enhance their career prospects in this field.
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CIPS L4M2 certification exam is an essential qualification for procurement and supply chain professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve in their careers. L4M2 exam is designed to provide professionals with the necessary tools and knowledge to identify and define business needs in a fast-changing business environment. Passing the CIPS L4M2 exam is a step towards achieving a successful career in procurement and supply chain management.
CIPS L4M2 Exam covers various topics related to defining business needs, including understanding the importance of defining business needs, identifying business requirements, analyzing business needs, and communicating business needs to stakeholders. L4M2 exam also tests a candidate's ability to understand different types of requirements, such as functional and non-functional requirements, and how to effectively communicate these requirements to stakeholders.
NEW QUESTION # 128
Which of the following is the core of value analysis process?
Answer: A
Explanation:
Value Analysis (VA) is concerned with existing products. It involves a current product being ana-lysed and evaluated by a team, to reduce costs, improve product function or both. Value Analysis exercises use a plan which step-by-step, methodically evaluates the product in a range of areas. These include costs, function, alternative components and design aspects such as ease of manufac-ture and assembly.
According to the Value Methodology standard, there are 6 phases to a Value Analysis:
- Information
- Function Analysis
- Creative
- Evaluation
- Development
- Presentation
1. Information
In this first phase, the team attempts to understand why the project exists and who or what it is to produce.
They obtain project data, present the original design or product concepts, and understand the project scope.
Schedule, costs, budget, risk, and other non-monetary issues are studied until the team is comfortable with the concept of the project, what it is to produce, and who its end users are.
This step also includes things like site visits and meetings with the project team, if required. Project documents like plans, drawings, specifications, and reports are obtained and the value engineering team becomes familiar with them.
2. Function Analysis
This step represents the meat and potatoes (core) of the value analysis. The team attempts to determine the functions the project serves. Functions come in two forms:
- Primary functions are those that represent the reason for the project's existence, for example, a building project might have adequate plumbing as a primary function.
- Secondary functions are those that the project serves without being core to the project. For example, a building project might have as a secondary function maintaining the view of the neighboring building.
The functions are described in verb/noun pairs, such as "supply water to all suites," or "Maintain view of adjacent park." For a project like this, the team should come up with 10 - 15 functions. You might be surprised how many secondary functions exist for most projects. Subject matter experts would be a great resource, but in their absence an appropriate level of brainstorming and analysis are necessary.
The team should also identify value-mismatched functions to focus the improvements on. For ex-ample, maybe a large obstruction is preventing the view of the adjacent park from too many suites resulting in a potential mismatch of the cost vs. functional benefit. This is investigated in the next step.
3. Creative
This phase represents the generation of improvement ideas. The team develops alternative ways that the project can perform the functions that have been identified. At this step, the functions are looked at individually and each one gets a list of alternative ways to perform the function. There is no judging between the importance of the various functions.
4. Evaluation
At this stage, a priority is given to each project improvement idea. The ideas are discussed and potential costs are determined. Once the risk-reward profile of each idea is itemized, the team has determined which ideas are worth implementing into the project or feature.
A few years ago, there was a pedestrian bridge built near my home which was originally designed for emergency vehicles. Although this type of design is standard practice for the bridges of this type, the value engineering team identified that emergency vehicle passage was not needed (verb/noun pair = 'maintain passage for emergency vehicles'). Also, a second major outcome of this value analysis was to change the design to an aesthetic, curved bridge because it was in a prominent location. The redesign of the bridge cost some money but this was more than made up by the cost of the bridge construction. Thus, the value analysis paid for itself about 10 times over in the reduced construction cost, and the bridge was significantly more aesthetic.
5. Development
Once the value improvement options have been whittled down to the ones that make sense, the value engineering team develop the options to the point of passing them back to the original project team. They must be clearly written and explained so that the project owner and stakeholders can understand how it benefits the project and act on it. Any potential negative factors are identified. Potential costs and cost savings are itemized.
6. Presentation
This last phase represents the presentation of the alternatives to the stakeholders. Often value engineering represents a change in the normal practices that people are used to, an "out of the box thinking." Thus the best salesperson on the team is often the best one to do the presentation.
Some typical products of a value engineering analysis are a briefing document, risk analy-sis, present worth analysis, advantages vs. disadvantages, etc.
Reference: CIPS study guide page 163-171
LO 3, AC 3.4
NEW QUESTION # 129
Ethan is the newly appointed CEO of ATT Group. He sees that the company is wasting financial resources on unnecessary spends. To solve this problem, Ethan requires all functional managers to prepare their department budget from scratch. Each spend must have justification or it will not be approved. Which budgeting method is Ethan using?
Answer: D
Explanation:
There are four common types of budgets that companies use: (1) incremental, (2) activity-based, (3) value proposition, and (4) zero-based.
Incremental budgeting takes last year's actual figures and adds or subtracts a percentage to obtain the current year's budget. It is the most common method of budgeting because it is simple and easy to understand.
Activity-based budgeting is a top-down budgeting approach that determines the amount of inputs required to support the targets or outputs set by the company. For example, a company sets an out-put target of $100 million in revenues. The company will need to first determine the activities that need to be undertaken to meet the sales target, and then find out the costs of carrying out these ac-tivities.
In value proposition budgeting, the budgeter considers the following questions:
- Why is this amount included in the budget?
- Does the item create value for customers, staff, or other stakeholders?
- Does the value of the item outweigh its cost? If not, then is there another reason why the cost is justified?
Value proposition budgeting is really a mindset about making sure that everything that is included in the budget delivers value for the business. Value proposition budgeting aims to avoid unneces-sary expenditures
- although it is not as precisely aimed at that goal as our final budgeting option, zero-based budgeting.
As one of the most commonly used budgeting methods, zero-based budgeting starts with the as-sumption that all department budgets are zero and must be rebuilt from scratch. Managers must be able to justify every single expense. No expenditures are automatically "okayed". Zero-based budgeting is very tight, aiming to avoid any and all expenditures that are not considered absolutely essential to the company's successful (profitable) operation. This kind of bottom-up budgeting can be a highly effective way to "shake things up".
This is the method used in the scenario.
NEW QUESTION # 130
A sports organisation requires additional racing equipment to match exact technical specifications for compatibility. Which type of specification is most appropriate?
Answer: D
Explanation:
Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation (from CIPS L4M2 - Specification Control) A conformance specification defines exact technical details (dimensions, materials, design).
It ensures identical compatibility with existing items.
Hence, Option A is correct.
Performance or outcome specifications would allow variations, which are not acceptable here.
Relevant L4M2 references:
* "Conformance vs performance specifications"
* "Specification alignment for compatibility"
NEW QUESTION # 131
Which of the following is a social factor that a buyer should take into account when reviewing responses to a specification?
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 132
When devising a business case for purchasing a new copier, Maria analyses its whole-life costs as following:
Though cost generating activities are identified, she has not categorised the costs. What is the total value of copier's end of life costs?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Life cycle costing is a key asset management tool that takes into account the whole of life implications of planning, acquiring, operating, maintaining and disposing of an asset.
The process is an evaluation method that considers all ownership and management costs. These include;
- Concept and definition;
- Design and development;
- Manufacturing and installation;
- Maintenance;
- Support services; and
- Retirement, remediation and disposal costs.
End of life costs often comprise of decommissioning, removing and disposal costs. In the copier scenario, the end of life costs equal to removal cost, which is $150.
Reference:
- Life Cycle Cost Guidelines (dlgsc.wa.gov.au)
- CIPS study guide page 36-40
LO 1, AC 1.2
NEW QUESTION # 133
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