and Correct Answers/ Guidewire Developer Fundamentals
Test 2025/ Guidewire Insurance Suite (Brand New!)
What are the four main areas of configuration in a Guidewire application? -
ANSWER-1. User Interface
2. Data Model
3. Application Logic
4. Integration
What are some of the technologies used in InsuranceSuite applications? -
ANSWER-Page Configuration Format (PCF) files
Gosu (programming language)
What are some reasons for a non-developer to understand the technology
stack? - ANSWER-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.
During the support phase, who is responsible for monitoring business
processes? - ANSWER-Support team
What are the Project Manager's responsibilities? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-Business Analysts
Developers
Quality Analysts and Testers
What is a user story? - ANSWER-A high level set of requirements from a user's
perspective.
What are the three components of a user story? - ANSWER-A role, an action,
and a reason.
What does it mean to elaborate a user story? - ANSWER-Conversations occur
between the users and the team to ensure all requirements are understood.
What is the importance of acceptance criteria? - ANSWER-It tells us when a
user story is done.
Who uses the acceptance criteria during a sprint? - ANSWER-Everyone:
Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, and Product Owner.
What is the best practice for project planning? - ANSWER-Plan for what you
know and re-evaluate your plan as needed.
What is theme? - ANSWER-A common process with each product.