CDA Governance, Metrics & Risk Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In DA, which governance strategy emphasizes that teams should be given the freedom to choose their own way of working within enterprise guardrails?
- Guided Continuous Improvement
- Constrained Autonomy (Correct answer)
- Directed Agility
- Governed Self-Organization
Correct answer: Constrained Autonomy
Constrained Autonomy is the DA principle that balances team freedom with enterprise-level guardrails and constraints.
Question 2: Which metric type in DA measures the flow of value through a team's process, such as cycle time and throughput?
- Outcome metrics
- Leading indicators
- Flow metrics (Correct answer)
- Lagging indicators
Correct answer: Flow metrics
Flow metrics measure how work moves through a process, including cycle time, throughput, and work-in-progress limits.
Question 3: A DA team discovers a new compliance regulation mid-iteration. What is the BEST first step for risk management?
- Immediately halt all work until compliance is achieved
- Log it in the risk register and assess impact and probability (Correct answer)
- Escalate to the enterprise governance board without further analysis
- Defer the risk to the next planning cycle
Correct answer: Log it in the risk register and assess impact and probability
Logging the risk and assessing its impact and probability follows DA's pragmatic risk management approach before deciding on a response.
Question 4: In the DA Toolkit, which governance board is primarily responsible for portfolio-level investment decisions?
- Team Coordination Board
- Enterprise Architecture Review Board
- Portfolio Kanban
- Business Ownership Group (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Business Ownership Group
The Business Ownership Group (or similar executive body) makes portfolio-level investment and prioritization decisions in DA's governance structure.
Question 5: What does the DA concept of 'sufficient governance' mean in practice?
- Applying the maximum number of controls to ensure compliance
- Implementing only the governance necessary to meet business needs without over-burdening teams (Correct answer)
- Delegating all governance decisions to team leads
- Using only agile ceremonies as governance mechanisms
Correct answer: Implementing only the governance necessary to meet business needs without over-burdening teams
Sufficient governance means applying just enough governance to meet regulatory, risk, and business needs without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
Question 6: When a DA team uses a risk-adjusted backlog, what factor is added to standard backlog prioritization?
- Story point estimates only
- Team velocity trends
- The potential impact and probability of associated risks (Correct answer)
- Stakeholder seniority
Correct answer: The potential impact and probability of associated risks
A risk-adjusted backlog incorporates risk impact and probability into prioritization so high-risk items can be addressed proactively.
Question 7: Which DA metric best indicates whether a team is delivering value to customers rather than just completing tasks?
- Velocity
- Burn-down rate
- Customer satisfaction score (CSAT) (Correct answer)
- Story points completed per sprint
Correct answer: Customer satisfaction score (CSAT)
Customer satisfaction scores directly measure perceived value delivery, aligning with DA's focus on outcomes over outputs.
CDA Governance, Metrics & Risk Management 2
In DA, which governance strategy emphasizes that teams should be given the freedom to choose their own way of working within enterprise guardrails?