Universal Containers (UC) has a large backlog of work. They have noticed that despite their best efforts, valuable enhancements and updates are not being completed because they do not have the bandwidth to get them done. Many of these items are low effort and would not require experienced resources.
What should the architect recommend that will minimize additional costs and allow UC to accomplish more from the backlog?

• A. UC should eliminate low-value items from the backlog.
• B. UC should hire a partner to complete the needed backlog items.
• C. UC should start a citizen development program.
• D. UC should hire additional resources to reduce the backlog.

Product owners at Universal Containers want to ensure that all the requirements have test cases associated with them so that no functionality is left untested during user acceptance testing.
What project artifact can help meet the needs of the business?

• A. User acceptance test scripts
• B. Testing strategy
• C. Requirement traceability matrix
• D. Test execution plan

Universal Containers (UC) environment management architect is using the package development model for deployment to different orgs.
Which metadata changes does the architect need to track manually?

• A. Only the changes made via the Setup UI.
• B. All metadata changes for the release.
• C. No manual tracking required. All changes are automatically tracked.
• D. Changes to components not yet supported by source tracking.

An architect has been working on a large project for the past 6 months. This project must be live by the end of the current month.
Which two planning techniques should the architect use to ensure all metadata changes deploy smoothly and on time? Choose 2 answers

• A. Create a new sandbox and perform a test deployment to that environment.
• B. Ensure all code that is being deployed is checked into source control.
• C. Validate the final deployment package against production prior to go-live
• D. Upload a change set from sandbox to production as early as possible.

Universal Containers has discovered a Servo defect in production. Tens of thousands of records will be created with incorrect data in minutes, producing significant brand damage as a consequence.
The Salesforce administrator has suggested that the defective text field be replaced with a new picklist field directly in production. The page layout will be modified so that the text field is removed and the new picklist field added.
What should the Salesforce architect advise?

• A. Call the security team and begin organizing a penetration test.
• B. Deny the suggestion and explain to everyone that the risk is too high and the next release window is on the weekend
• C. Explain that only developers are certified to make changes directly in production.
• D. Pair with the administrator, and review each change as it happens