Facilitate Value Stream Mapping CT-ATLAS Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–33

1. 31application · medium

   A software team maps its feature delivery process and finds that the testing step takes 5 days, while development takes 3 days and deployment takes 1 day. The testing step also has a 70% defect detection rate, meaning many defects are found later in production. What is the most significant issue revealed by the current state map?

   • ADeployment is the bottleneck because it is the shortest step.
   • BThe team should focus on reducing development time to improve overall flow.
   • CDevelopment is too fast and should be slowed down to match testing capacity.
   • DTesting is a bottleneck and a quality issue because it takes the longest and fails to catch many defects.
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2. 32application · medium

   A current state map for a claims processing process shows that the approval step has a cycle time of 2 days, but the step before it has a cycle time of 30 minutes. The approval step also has a 10% error rate. What does this indicate?

   • AThe error rate is not important because it is only 10%.
   • BThe process is well-balanced because the approval step has a longer cycle time.
   • CThe approval step is a bottleneck and a source of defects.
   • DThe step before approval is the bottleneck because it is too fast.
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3. 33foundation · easy

   In a current state map, which of the following elements is typically included to represent the flow of work?

   • AOrganizational chart and reporting lines
   • BBudget allocation and cost breakdown
   • CGantt chart and project milestones
   • DProcess boxes, wait times, and handoff points
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