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GUIDEWIRE ASSOCIATE EXAM WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAIN AREAS OF CONFIGURATION IN A GUIDEWIRE APPLICATION?
1. USER INTERFACE
2. DATA MODEL
3. APPLICATION LOGIC
4. INTEGRATION
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGIES USED IN INSURANCESUITE APPLICATIONS?
PAGE CONFIGURATION FORMAT (PCF) FILES
GOSU (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE)
WHAT ARE SOME REASONS FOR A NON-DEVELOPER TO UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY
STACK?
TO DETERMINE WHAT DATA IS STORED AND IF NEW REQUIREMENTS NEED ADDITIONAL DATA
ELEMENTS.
TO KNOW HOW AND WHERE DATA IS USED.
TO COMMUNICATE WHAT DATA MAY BE NEEDED BEYOND WHAT IS IN THE BASE
CONFIGURATION.
TO DETERMINE VALID VALUES OR CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE NEW DATA.
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT CAN BE CONFIGURED IN THE USER INTERFACE?
THE ORDER OF FIELDS, CHANGE LABELS, REGROUP FIELDS (SIMPLE CHANGE).
FIELDS ON A SCREEN (MODERATE CHANGE).
SCREENS (COMPLEX CHANGE).
SCREEN-BASED LOGIC (COMPLEX CHANGE).
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT CAN BE CONFIGURED IN THE DATA MODEL?
INFORMATION THAT THE BASE APPLICATION DOES NOT STORE (ADD PASSPORT NUMBER).
VALUES FOR A TYPELIST (ADD VALID VALUES FOR ADDRESSTYPE OR PHONETYPE).
DATA TO SUPPORT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR NON-DEVELOPERS TO UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF THE UI
ARCHITECTURE AND COMPONENTS?
SO THAT THEY CAN REQUEST CHANGES TO THE UI THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE BASE
PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH DEVELOPERS,
WHAT ARE FIVE COMMON AREAS OF THE UI ARCHITECTURE?
1. THE SCREEN AREA
2. THE SIDEBAR
3. THE TAB BAR
4. THE INFO BAR
5. THE WORKSPACE
NAME THREE COMPONENTS OF A PCF
CARD
LISTVIEW
BUTTON
TEXT INPUT
CONTACT PICKER
RADIO BUTTON
CHECKBOX
WHAT KEYBOARD SHORTCUT PROVIDES JUST THE LOCATION INFORMATION FOR A SCREEN
VIEWED IN AN INSURANCESUITE PRODUCT?
ALT+SHIFT+I DISPLAYS THE LOCATION INFO WINDOW
WHAT TOOL DOES A DEVELOPER USE TO CONFIGURE INSURANCESUITE PRODUCTS?
GUIDEWIRE STUDIO
WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE DATA MODEL?
1. ENTITIES
2. TYPELISTS
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE DATA DICTIONARY?
IT SHOWS THE DATA ELEMENTS THAT BELONG TO ENTITIES AND TYPELISTS
WHAT TASKS ARE COMMONLY PERFORMED BY NON-DEVELOPERS FOR INTEGRATIONS?
NON-DEVELOPERS OFTEN PREPARE DATA MAPPING DOCUMENTS AND SCREEN MOCKUPS
NEEDED TO SUPPORT INTEGRATION DEVELOPMENT.
WHICH PHASES IN THE GUIDEWIRE PROJECT LIFECYCLE ARE DIVIDED INTO SPRINTS?
INCEPTION
DEVELOPMENT
STABALIZATION
WHAT IS THE TYPICAL DURATION OF A SPRINT IN THE INCEPTION PHASE?
ONE WEEK
DURING THE STABILIZATION PHASE, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMANCE TESTING?
RUN TESTS TO CHECK HOW WELL THE SYSTEM WORKS IN ANTICIPATED AND PEAK LOADS.
DURING THE DEPLOYMENT PHASE, WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE PILOT STEP?
- ALLOW A SUBSET OF USERS TO USE THE SYSTEM
- GATHER FEEDBACK
- TRIAGE FEEDBACK
- IMPLEMENT CHANGES AS NEEDED
DURING THE SUPPORT PHASE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING BUSINESS
PROCESSES?
SUPPORT TEAM
WHAT ARE THE PROJECT MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITIES?
SUPPORT THE SPRINT TEAM, FACILITATE THE AGILE PROCESS, ENABLE SELF-ORGANIZATION,
RESOLVE IMPEDIMENTS, SHIELD OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE, IS A PARTICIPATORY LEADER AND NOT
A DICTATING MANAGER; SERVANT LEADER
WHAT ARE THE PRODUCT OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES?
KEY STAKEHOLDER REPRESENTING THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER, BUSINESS AUTHORITY TO
MAKE DECISIONS (CAN DELEGATE TO KEY SMES), SHARES VISION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
TEAM, COLLABORATES WITH THE TEAMS TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER THE WORK, DEFINES
REQUIREMENTS AND ANSWERS THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM'S QUESTIONS PROMPTLY AND WITH
AUTHORITY, RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNING OFF ON USER STORIES AND DEFECTS.
WHO ARE THE MOST COMMON TEAM MEMBERS?
BUSINESS ANALYSTS
DEVELOPERS
QUALITY ANALYSTS AND TESTERS
WHAT IS A USER STORY?
A HIGH LEVEL SET OF REQUIREMENTS FROM A USER'S PERSPECTIVE.
WHAT ARE THE THREE COMPONENTS OF A USER STORY?
A ROLE, AN ACTION, AND A REASON.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ELABORATE A USER STORY?
CONVERSATIONS OCCUR BETWEEN THE USERS AND THE TEAM TO ENSURE ALL REQUIREMENTS
ARE UNDERSTOOD.
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA?
IT TELLS US WHEN A USER STORY IS DONE.
WHO USES THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA DURING A SPRINT?
EVERYONE: BUSINESS ANALYSTS, DEVELOPERS, TESTERS, AND PRODUCT OWNER.
WHAT IS THE BEST PRACTICE FOR PROJECT PLANNING?
PLAN FOR WHAT YOU KNOW AND RE-EVALUATE YOUR PLAN AS NEEDED.
WHAT IS THEME?
A COMMON PROCESS WITH EACH PRODUCT.
THEMES ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO WHAT COMPONENTS?
FEATURES, USER STORIES, AND TASKS.
WHAT DOES GUIDEWIRE PROVIDE AS A STARTING POINT FOR YOUR PROJECT?
GUIDEWIRE PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 5000 REUSABLE ASSETS/TOOLS TO FACILITATE
PROGRESS DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT.
WHAT DOES GUIDEWIRE MEAN BY INCEPTION?
GUIDEWIRE PROJECTS INCLUDE AN INCEPTION PHASE TO CONFIRM THE SCOPE OF THE
PROJECT, PRODUCE AN INITIAL SIZING, AND CREATE THE PROJECT BASELINE.
WHAT ARE THE KEY OBJECTIVES FROM INCEPTION?
WHAT ARE THE FIVE STEPS COMPLETED DURING SPRINT PLANNING?
1. DETERMINE TEAM CAPACITY
2. DEFINE SPRINT BACKLOG
3. VALIDATE ESTIMATE FOR EACH USER STORY
4. DEFINE TASKS FOR EACH USER STORY IN THE SPRINT
- ASSIGN A RESOURCE TO EACH TASK
- ESTIMATE EACH TASK
5. ADD NEW USER STORIES AND TASKS AS NEEDED
WHICH CRITERIA ARE USED TO PRIORITIZE THE BACKLOG?
(IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER) PRIORITY, VALUE, SIZE, RISK
NAME FIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A BUSINESS ANALYST ON A GUIDEWIRE PROJECT.
- WORK WITH END USERS TO UNDERSTAND BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
- ACT AS A LIAISON WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE CLEAR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGICAL GROUPS.
- DOCUMENT BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EXAMPLE MAPS, HIGH-LEVEL PROCESS
FLOWS, BUSINESS RULES, FORMS, AND TYPELIST VALUES.
- PARTICIPATE IN APPLICATION SPECIFICATION DISCUSSIONS TO DEFINE FUNCTIONAL
REQUIREMENTS AND WORKFLOWS.
- WORK CLOSELY WITH DEVELOPERS AND QUALITY ANALYSTS DURING SPRINT EXECUTION SO
THE RIGHT FEATURES ARE BUILT.
NAME 3 BENEFITS OF THE GUIDEWIRE AGILE APPROACH/METHODOLOGY.
- LEVERAGE GUIDEWIRE CONTENT FOR COMMON NEEDS
- IMPLEMENTATION MODEL OPTIMIZED FOR P&C
- FOCUS ON VALUE, DELIVERY, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
WHAT ARE THE SCRUM MASTER'S RESPONSIBILITIES?
- SUPPORTS THE SPRINT TEAM
- FACILITATES THE AGILE PROCESS
- ENABLES SELF-ORGANIZATION
- RESOLVES IMPEDIMENTS
- IS A PARTICIPATORY LEADER.
WHAT ARE THE PRODUCT OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES?
- ACTS AS A KEY STAKEHOLDER REPRESENTING THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER
- USES BUSINESS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS (CAN DELEGATE TO KEY SMES)
- SHARES VISION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
- COLLABORATES WITH THE TEAMS TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER WORK
- DEFINES REQUIREMENTS AND ANSWERS THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM'S QUESTIONS PROMPTLY
AND WITH AUTHORITY
- SIGNS OFF ON USER STORIES AND DEFECTS
WHO ARE THE MOST COMMON SPRINT TEAM MEMBERS?
BUSINESS ANALYSTS, DEVELOPERS, QUALITY ANALYSTS/TESTERS
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ACCELERATORS?
- ADD VALUE TO MULTIPLE PROJECTS
- REDUCE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES BY PROVIDING GOOD STARTING POINTS THAT YOU CAN
CUSTOMIZE AS NEEDED FOR YOUR PROJECT
- MAKE YOUR TEAM MORE EFFICIENT
- AVAILABLE ON THE MARKETPLACE WEBSITE
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE GUIDEWIRE COMMUNITY WEBSITE?
THE COMMUNITY IS YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR INFORMATION ABOUT GUIDEWIRE PRODUCTS.
THERE ARE ON-DEMAND RESOURCES SUCH AS SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS, KNOWLEDGE
ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTATION. ALSO, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT GUIDEWIRE
CUSTOMER SUPPORT BY CREATING A CASE. YOU CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH THE DISCUSSION GROUPS.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF STORY CARDS?
- DESCRIBE A STANDARD PRODUCT BEHAVIOR
- REPRESENT A SPECIFIC BUSINESS REQUIREMENT
- CONTAIN DESCRIPTIONS OF USER INTERFACE, BUSINESS RULES, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- HELP CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND THE BASE PRODUCT
- IDENTIFY CHANGES NEEDED TO SATISFY BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
- AT END OF PROJECT, DETAIL WHAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TOOL THAT GENERATES STORY CARDS?
USER STORY TEMPLATE GENERATOR
WHAT IS THE NAMING CONVENTION FOR STORY CARDS?
1. XCENTER WITH VERSION
2. THEME
