CDO Project Planning & Deployment 4

Question 1

A data program has a Cost Performance Index (CPI) of 0.8. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

The project gets $0.80 of work value for every $1 spent

Answer

CPI = EV/AC, so 0.8 means cost overrun: each dollar spent produces only 80 cents of planned value.

Question 2

Which approach to rolling out an enterprise data governance program across a large company usually works best?

Accepted Answer

A phased rollout starting with a pilot domain, then scaling with lessons learned

Answer

A phased, pilot-first rollout tests the operating model, shows value, and improves the approach before enterprise scale-up.

Question 3

In change management for a new self-service analytics tool, what does the 'A' in the ADKAR model stand for first?

Accepted Answer

Awareness

Answer

ADKAR stands for Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement.

Question 4

Before promoting a data pipeline to production, a team adds automated checks that block deployment if null rates or schema changes go past set thresholds. What is this control called?

Accepted Answer

Data quality gate

Answer

A data quality gate is an automated checkpoint that stops promotion when quality rules fail.

Question 5

In a stakeholder power/interest grid, how should a CDO handle a stakeholder with high power and low interest in the data project?

Accepted Answer

Keep satisfied

Answer

High-power, low-interest stakeholders should be kept satisfied so they do not become blockers.

CDO - Chief Data Officer Certification Practice Test

CDO - Chief Data Officer Certification Practice Test

CDO Project Planning & Deployment 4