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Pegasystems Methodology

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What is Inception   Scope and Sizing  
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What is elabortion   High level design, use cases  
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What is Construction   Buildout and unit test  
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What is transition   QA, UAT, Training  
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Where do you start first in Inception activities?   Bus. Objectives, define scope of program, project and sliver  
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Iterations should be implemented in smaill releases. Each release should target what duration?   3 - 6 months duration  
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What benefits should be identified from an release sliver?   ROI/Business values, Re-use is emphazied and builton, easier to apply lessons learned  
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What is DCO?   The process of capturing , organizing and storing information using PRPC tools  
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True/False DCO is a methodology   False  
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True/False DCO is a single event within a methodology   False  
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What is the Application Profiler?   One tool used for directly capturing objectives, requirments, use cases and actors and produces document  
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What is the Application Accelerator?   one tool that consumes the application profiler and allows user to expand on scope, work type, atomic cases and actors. Creates rules for the foundation of the application  
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What is a work type?   Business problem which reuires an automated solution  
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What are the Project Initiation Key Activities? 3-3   Operational walk-through and Conduct knowledge transfer  
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What happens during operational walk-throughs? 3-3   Business and project team walk through the current process (current state) Process improvement/Process Re-engineering  
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What happens to conduct knowledge transfer? 3-3   Product demos, proof of concepts, workshops Enablement training  
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IS=   Inception Sliver  
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Inception Silver will provide an opportuntiy to size and scope the sliver to be performed.   What does the inception sliver accomplish?  
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Proof of concept Workshops, Enablement training courses, Roadmap Planning   What are the key deliverables for Project intiation activities?  
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detail the business requirements and organize them into projects Break projects down into logical slivers Build application profile for every sliver   Objectives of the inception phase  
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When should the process walk-through should be performs?   During Inception  
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What is involved with performing the process walk-through?   walking through current processes to look for and understand possible improvements.  
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What is the expected duration of the Inception process walk-through   1-3 days  
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identify quick wins(low hanging fruit) Make a positive impact, improve the process Identify how the work is received, routed, reported on, researched, responded to and resolved   The goals of the inception process walk-through?  
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What are best practices utilized during Roadmap definition?   Always keep the big picture in mind Build in individual releases  
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WHat must a task be associated with?   A Task Group  
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What can a Task Group be associated with?   A workbasket or individual  
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How are updates sent from the dev system to PMF?   via asynchrounous queued SOAP messages  
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What does a TMF segment detail?   Auto Test Cases recorded in the development environement.  
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How do you compile mutiple test scenarios?   Using test suites  
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How are executed suites identified?   by an "E" in front of ID  
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What are the three test results   Pass. Fail. Block  
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a failed test means?   it was able to run but not in the process intended  
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THe first step in the elaboration phase is...   run the application accelartor  
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Define and establish project roles is a key activity in which phase?   Elaboration  
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Environment setup is a key activity is which phase   Elaboration  
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Establish Organizational Heiarchy is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Run Application Accelerator is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Plan DCO sessions/Use Case Sets is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Execute DCO Session Plan to extract application details is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Establish/Deploy Channge Control Process is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Establish?Deploy Governance Model is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Establish Deployment Process is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Establish/Deploy Coding Standards is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Establish Test Plan is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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If necessary, Establish Data Migration Plan is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Establish issue tracking Process is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Phase readiness Assurance Checklist is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Pre-flight, PAL is a key activity is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Complete Application Confguration is a key activity is which phase?   Construction  
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Complete Unit Testing is a key activity is which phase?   Construction  
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Complete Integrated System Testing is a key activity is which phase?   Construction  
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Build test scripts is a key activity is which phase?   Construction  
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Performance/Pre-flight/Log FIle FIle Analysisis a key activity is which phase?   Construction  
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Design Review/User Experience Review is a key activity is which phase?   Construction  
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Phase Readiness Assurance CHecklist is a key activity is which phase?   Construction  
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Pre-flight, PAL is a key activity is which phase?   Construction  
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Baseline Application Established is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Application Rule built is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Req's/Usa Case Rules Created is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Baseline Class Structure established is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Draft Flows Created is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Draft UI's Created is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Requirements Detailed is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Atomic Use Cases broken out detailed is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Links established between requirments , cases and implementation is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Test Plan is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Change Control is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Governance Model is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Automated Document Generation is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Updated Effort Sizing is a key deliverable is which phase?   Elaboration  
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Release Candidate meeting all Bus. Requirments is a key deliverable is which phase?   Construction  
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Test Cases is a key deliverable is which phase?   Construction  
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Production Deployment Guide is a key deliverable is which phase?   Construction  
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End User Training Guide is a key deliverable is which phase?   Construction  
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Updated Requirements as necessary is a key deliverable is which phase?   Construction  
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As-Built Documentation is a key deliverable is which phase?   Construction  
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Update project plan is a key deliverable is which phase?   Construction  
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WHen can PMF and Designer Studio (PRPC) be connected?   Once a project is created  
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What tool is used to organize rules created to complete tasks assigned from PMF?   Project Explorer  
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How are reports created via PMF?   Using Project Documentation Wizard  
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How can reports be attached to project?   Using addattachment icon  
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Using DCO session details, assign work to configure the production ready application itterations, is a objective of what phase?   Construction  
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Completing configuration tasks and unit testing are objectives for which phase?   Construction  
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Running application test scripts and beginning the system test process are objectives for which phase?   Construction  
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Build and tst migration plans is an objective for which phase?   Construction  
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What must be done in order to use TMF?   a test case must be recorded on the flow  
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What is the typical testing process using TMF   Plan tests- Define and run tests- Review results and resolve issues  
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Testing aggregate flows, occurs in which phase?   Transition  
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What are the transition phase objectives?   Ensure finished application is acceptable  
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What is the smoke test accomplish?   provide a method to perform a quick run through test of basic application functionality  
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What does a smoke test consist of?   creating a work object selecting a item off the work list, resolving it, and generating correspondence reviewing the audit trails and attachments  
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What is a compliance test?   Ensure application wuality Use preflight tool  
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Pre-flight analysis is a key activity is which phase?   Transition  
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Phase Readiness Assurance checklist is a key activity is which phase?   Transition  
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Go/No Go Status is a key deliverable is which phase?   Transition  
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Migration Deliver Document/Run Book is a key deliverable is which phase?   Transition  
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Production Ready Application is a key deliverable is which phase?   Transition  
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Production Support Plan/Documentation is a key deliverable is which phase?   Transition  
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Fully tested Data Migration Planis a key deliverable is which phase?   Transition  
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What is Automiatic Event Services (AES)?   A PRPC tool utilized during performance testing  
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What accomplishes - No Surprises Fosters better relationships Establishes audit trail Highlights the need/availability of resources Realigns the team focus   Change control  
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When does governance occur/be performed?   at a minimum every two weeks for 30 minutes  
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Who should be included for a governance meeting?   project sponsor, project manager, leadership from the business, QA and IT  
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Why is governance important?   provides bi-directional escalation paths for issue identification/resolution forces all parties to be in sync reduces risk  
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what are the minimal standard for governance?   executive steering committee project status reports project meetings issue resolution change control  
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What are the DCO Session Artifacts   Draft Flows Draft UI Requirements and use cases Automated documentation can now be generated  
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What are the best practices for DCO Sessions?   Session type should match resource skill level Sessions normally four hours per use case set Parking lot should have no more than 5-10 items Upon completion of DCO session  
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DCO Session Rules   Meeting moderator, Scribe, Business Architect, SYstem Architect, Process Owner, Subject matter expert, IT representative, Testing representative, training representative  
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What are DCO sessions   Session where use cases are elaborated on to create draft flows and UI's  
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What is a specific path down a flow accled?   Scenario  
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What are the steps taken by one actor to complete a portion of a flow called?   Segment  
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Can a segment be one or more atomic use cases?   Yes  
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How many segments comprise a scenario?   one or more  
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What does a test suite accomplish?   Bundle two or more scenarios together  
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What does the typical testing process in TMF consist of?   Plan test, Define and run test, review results and resolve issues  
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It is a best practice for the to be no more than how many parking lot items during DCO Sessions?   5-10  
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It is a best practice that a session type shoul match with what?   resource skill level  
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How long should normal DCO Session be?   4 hours per use case  
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What are the artifacts produced from DCO Sessions?   Draft flows, Draft UI, Requirements and use cases, automated documentation able to be generated  
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What are the three basic types of DCO sessions?   Prep and Review, White Board and Review, Real-time Capture  
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DCO Session type that the team has more time to develop mockups, digest requirements and formulate questions. Team most likely have substantial follow-up points. Could take more time but actual DCO session will be shorter   Prep and Review  
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DCO Session where team performs High-level review of documents prior to session. During session, client walks-through requirements. At end of session, team performs quick review of flow. Post session, System Architect enter process flow and UI into PRPC   Real-Time White Board  
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Team performs high-level review of docs to prepare. Business walk-through requirements while System Architect captures process flow and UI in PRPC. At end of session, team performs quick review of flow and UI. Closely moderated. Session time intensive   Real-Time Capture  
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Where should the more mission critical functionality and higher risk features be planned?   Earlier release are better to obtain maximum value  
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WHat is a support type?   facilitates the categorization and organization of use cases  
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WHere are requirements captured in PRPC?   Application profiler  
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Describe a business use cae and its characteristics   a set of possible sequences of interaction between systems and users in a particular environment that describes a business process. Contains documentation of actors. Complexity renders them unable to be reused.  
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Describe a automic use case   small reusable process taken from overall business use case. Small and granular when entered into DCO. Describes part of business process. have one owner. Associated w/ one or more work types or supporting types. can be linked to PRPC rules  
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What is the primary objective of the inception phase?   To define the scope of each development oeffort or project sliver  
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What is contained in a project roadmap?   Logical slivers, release, estimates of work, risks and assumptions  
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Int the project sliver funtional approach, what are the two paths or flows you plan for DCO?   Primary path and Exception path  
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What types of clients or project artifacts shold be used and leveraged in the inception phase?   Business objectives. Business requirements document or BRD. Requirements inventory. Previous project sliver documentation or artifacts.  
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What is the one key item must all business objectives have, to make the objective actionable and measureable?   Clear objectives with quantifiable measures  
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List the tools used in the Pega Inception Phase?   AP, sizingtools, project plan templates, PMF, phase readiness checklists, methodology alignment workshop  
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What does the MAW do for the project?   Blends client methodologies with Built for Change methodologies resulting in a hybrid methodology.  
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Who performs the MAW?   Pega methodology lead  
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Who are the main decision makers in the DCO process?   SME's  
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to socialize the new methodology, key leadership roles should be involved in what DCO sessions?   The first session  
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DCO Session should be used to align what?   Use case, business requirements, use case sets  
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Where is the most likely place for client scope creep on use case sets?   Feature Demos  
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How many iterations are usually in the construction phase for a sliver?   Three  
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In which construction iteration should the testing approach document be generated?   Iteration 1  
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What function should be the focus for the construction iteration phase 1?   Primary flows  
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What function should be the focus for the Construction Iteration Phase 2   Secondary flows  
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What function should be the focus for the Construction Iteration Phase 3   UI and Interfaces  
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List the areas where Peg provides expert services to complement a project deployment.   Design Review. Re-Use Review. User Experience. Configuration Review. Performance Health Check. Transition Readiness.  
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What is the most common Pega expert services used?   Performance Health Check  
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What PRPC capanilities are used to support the transition phase in creating the QA environment?   Rule Migration  
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What is the most common type of migration issue found in a smoke test?   Problem with access control, security or permissions on the database.  
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What does a smoke test typically consist?   Adding a work object using a remote source. Piccking an item of the work list, resolving it and generating correspondence. Exercising a iterface to insure it returns data. Updating a business rule.  
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What type of test are boundary and exception test?   Quality Assurance tests  
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What type of testing typically includes load testing which simulates how the application works in a business environment?   System testing  
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What three tools are most likely used during a performance test?   My Alerts, PegaRules Log Analyzer and Performance Analyzer (PAL)  
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In what type of testing is the pre-flight tool most likely used?   Compliance testing  
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Does PMF allow a team member to track project issues and integrates with MS SharePoint OOTB?   No, an integration connector can be built to MS-SHarePoint but it does not come OOTB  
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Which test comes first in transition process, Smoke or UAT test?   UAT  
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In which transition phase is ANT scripting most likely used?   Migration phase  
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What are some of the risks associated with poor change management?   project scope is drastically impacted. Timelines can be compromised. Expectation can be misinterpreted or mis aligned  
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What is the best practice for linking the change management process to the product?   Use PMF use case to requirements linkage  
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Which three things must be considered to determin where a change control item fits in the development cycle?   Risk. Priority. Business Value.  
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What is the recommended frequency of project status reports?   weekly  
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What should project status reports contain?   Detailed current status of project. key activities (week prior). targets for coming week. to target milestones. change management summary. key decision documentation  
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What does ARMED stand for?   A - Alerts. R - Rule. M- Memory. E Human Experience. D- Database  
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What is the distinct phase of the Scrum Methodology where work application are created?   Cadence or Sprint  
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How long is a typical Sprint?   1 to 4 weeks  
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PMF objects are created to track what items?   Task groups. Tasks. Bugs. Issues.  
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What is a task in PMF?   a configuration effort assigned to a resource  
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what is a bur in PMF?   Describes a feature function that does not technically work as intended, can be associated with a project or a specific task group  
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TMF covers all types of testing except which type?   Stress testing  
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what is a test environment in TMF?   The development environment containing rules to be run by TMF  
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