CAS CAS Project Management and Deployment 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a CAS deployment project, which document defines the agreed-upon performance, availability, and support expectations between the application team and stakeholders?
- Change management plan
- Service Level Agreement (SLA) (Correct answer)
- Risk register
- Deployment runbook
Correct answer: Service Level Agreement (SLA)
An SLA formally documents the measurable targets for uptime, response time, and support response that both parties commit to.
Question 2: Which deployment strategy minimizes downtime risk by running the old and new application versions simultaneously and shifting traffic gradually?
- Big bang deployment
- Blue-green deployment
- Canary deployment (Correct answer)
- Recreate deployment
Correct answer: Canary deployment
Canary deployment routes a small percentage of traffic to the new version first, allowing teams to validate stability before shifting all users over.
Question 3: What is the primary purpose of a rollback plan in a CAS application deployment?
- To document new features added in the release
- To define steps to revert to the previous stable version if the new deployment fails (Correct answer)
- To assign blame when deployments fail
- To schedule the next deployment window
Correct answer: To define steps to revert to the previous stable version if the new deployment fails
A rollback plan provides a tested, documented procedure to restore the last known-good version quickly when a deployment causes critical issues.
Question 4: In CAS project management, what does a RACI matrix define?
- Database schema relationships
- Roles and responsibilities for each task: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed (Correct answer)
- Risk assessment scores for project tasks
- Release automation configuration
Correct answer: Roles and responsibilities for each task: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
A RACI matrix clarifies who is Responsible for doing work, Accountable for outcomes, Consulted for input, and Informed of results for each task.
Question 5: Which agile ceremony is specifically designed to identify process improvements at the end of a sprint in a CAS project?
- Sprint planning
- Daily standup
- Sprint retrospective (Correct answer)
- Backlog refinement
Correct answer: Sprint retrospective
The sprint retrospective focuses the team on reviewing what went well, what didn't, and what process changes to adopt in the next sprint.
Question 6: What is the key difference between a bug and a feature request in CAS project issue tracking?
- Bugs are always higher priority than features
- A bug describes unintended behavior deviating from requirements; a feature request is new desired functionality (Correct answer)
- Features require more testing than bugs
- Bugs are only found in production environments
Correct answer: A bug describes unintended behavior deviating from requirements; a feature request is new desired functionality
A bug is a defect where the system behaves contrary to its documented requirements, while a feature request asks for new capabilities not previously specified.
In a CAS deployment project, which document defines the agreed-upon performance, availability, and support expectations between the application team and stakeholders?