Q&A Practice

CTA Q&A practice organized by exam domain. Each bank contains realistic judge questions that simulate the grilling candidates face during the Review Board Q&A session.

How to Use This Q&A Practice Library

1. Read the question out loud as if a judge is asking it
2. Pause and think before looking at the model answer (use the STAR-A framework from Q&A Strategies)
3. Formulate your own answer using the “Considered X, chose Y because Z” pattern
4. Compare with the model answer. Your answer does not need to match exactly, but it should demonstrate the same depth of reasoning
5. Practice draw-on-the-spot questions with a whiteboard or paper

Q&A Practice by Domain

Domain	File	Questions	Key Focus Areas
D1 System Architecture	D1 Questions	27	Org strategy, licensing, mobile, field service, reporting, platform capabilities, cross-domain cascading
D2 Security	D2 Questions	37	OWD, sharing, role hierarchy, identity, encryption, permissions, Restriction Rules, programmatic security
D3 Data	D3 Questions	26	Data model, LDV, migration, archival, Data 360, external data, governance, compliance, MDM, cross-domain cascading
D4 Solution Architecture	D4 Questions	30	Declarative vs code, build vs buy, CPQ, Commerce, Agentforce, cross-domain cascading
D5 Integration	D5 Questions	30	Patterns, middleware, APIs, error handling, event-driven architecture, authentication, cross-domain cascading
D6 Dev Lifecycle	D6 Questions	26	CI/CD, environments, testing, governance, deployment, risk management, cross-domain cascading
D7 Communication	D7 Questions	15-20	Presentation, Q&A, stakeholder management

The Five Judge Question Types

Every question in these banks is categorized into one of five types, based on Praneel Pidikiti’s framework (see Q&A Strategies for full details):

Type	What the Judge Is Doing	Your Response Strategy
Type 1: Invalid	Challenging a flaw - “Your solution won’t work because…”	Acknowledge the error immediately and revise
Type 2: Missed	Pointing out a gap - “You haven’t addressed…”	Don’t panic; address the requirement and tie to existing design
Type 3: Suboptimal	Suggesting a better approach - “Have you considered…?”	Evaluate honestly; stand firm or adapt with reasoning
Type 4: Rationale Missing	Probing reasoning - “WHY did you choose…?”	This is a gift - your answer is right, just explain the why
Type 5: Cascading	Testing cross-domain awareness - “If you change X, what happens to Y?”	Trace the impact chain across your entire architecture

Questions marked with the paint palette icon require an on-the-spot diagram. Practice these with a whiteboard or paper.

Domain Q&A Banks

• D1: System Architecture Q&A
• D2: Security Q&A
• D3: Data Q&A
• D4: Solution Architecture Q&A
• D5: Integration Q&A
• D6: Dev Lifecycle Q&A
• D7: Communication Q&A

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