1. Consider a future scenario with advances due to the adoption of a leading Business Process Management System by the Company and subscription by suppliers to a marketplace hub. Provide bullet point notes with a brief description of the technologies you would use to reengineer the process and explain the ensuing business benefits

2. Digital transformation is a major driver for integration projects. a) Briefly describe a digital transformation initiative that would require internal application integration within an enterprise. (10 marks)

b. Briefly describe a digital transformation initiative that would require business to business (B2B) integration. (10 marks)

Application Integration Technologies

3. You are a consulting integration architect and have been asked to recommend suitable integration technologies for each of the TWO (2) scenarios chosen in Question 2. Briefly describe the recommended technology for EACH initiative. (10 marks)

4. APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are becoming very popular in Web orientated business models. Briefly outline the FOUR (4) different business models commonly used. (15 marks)

5. There is considerable debate in the industry with regard to the relative merits of Web Services and REST for application integration. Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of each technique. (15 marks)

Cloud Computing

6. a) Use a diagram to describe the Services Orientated Architecture (SOA) Meta-model proposed by David Linthicum. Briefly describe how this model depicts a loosely coupled architecture. (15 marks)

b) Why is a SOA necessary to leverage the advantages of Cloud Computing? Give a brief example.

7. Briefly explain how BPM can use EACH of Lean, Six Sigma and SOA to drive process improvement and optimisation. (15 marks)

8. What is a BPM Rules Repository and give a business case example of how it is used. (10 marks)

9. Gartner describes EIGHT (8) functions of a Business Process Management System (BPMS). List and briefly describe these EIGHT (8) functions. (15 marks)