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Communication & Stakeholder Relations Flashcards

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  1. A solutions architect is presenting an Azure migration plan to a CFO who has no technical background. Which approach best communicates the business value of the proposed architecture?

    Answer: Focus on cost savings, risk reduction, and business continuity metrics

    Non-technical executives need business outcomes like cost, risk, and continuity rather than technical implementation details.

  2. During an architecture review, a security stakeholder raises concerns about data residency for a proposed Azure solution. What is the architect's best initial response?

    Answer: Acknowledge the concern and schedule a dedicated compliance review session

    Acknowledging concerns and scheduling a focused session ensures compliance requirements are addressed without derailing the broader review.

  3. An architect needs to document trade-offs between an active-active and active-passive Azure disaster recovery design for multiple stakeholders. Which artifact best serves this purpose?

    Answer: An Architecture Decision Record (ADR) outlining options, trade-offs, and the rationale for the chosen approach

    Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) formally capture options considered, trade-offs, and the rationale, making them accessible to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  4. A business unit requests a 99.999% SLA for a new Azure-hosted application. How should an architect communicate whether this is achievable?

    Answer: Present the composite SLA calculation for the required services and discuss cost implications of each additional nine

    Composite SLA calculations demonstrate realistic uptime expectations and connect reliability targets to cost, enabling informed stakeholder decisions.

  5. A stakeholder insists on using a specific Azure service that the architect believes is not the right fit. What is the most professionally appropriate next step?

    Answer: Document the pros and cons of both approaches and present the analysis to the stakeholder for a joint decision

    A structured comparison respects stakeholder input while ensuring the decision is made with full awareness of trade-offs.

  6. After deploying an Azure solution, a stakeholder reports that performance does not meet expectations. Which communication action should the architect take first?

    Answer: Gather baseline metrics and compare them against the agreed-upon performance requirements from the design phase

    Comparing observed metrics against documented requirements objectively identifies whether the gap is an architecture, configuration, or expectation issue.

  7. An architect is presenting multiple Azure architecture options to a steering committee. Which presentation technique best supports transparent stakeholder decision-making?

    Answer: Show all options with associated costs, risks, and alignment to business goals using a trade-off matrix

    A trade-off matrix gives stakeholders a structured, objective view of each option's cost, risk, and business alignment to support informed decisions.