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GCP PCA · Question 45 · Develop procedures for resilience

During a major incident where the primary database goes down, the incident response team is struggling to communicate. Multiple engineers are making uncoordinated changes, and stakeholders are constantly interrupting the engineers for updates. According to Google's Incident Response framework, which TWO roles should be explicitly assigned to resolve this chaos? (Select TWO)

Answer options:

A.

Incident Commander

B.

Lead Developer

C.

Communications Lead

D.

Scrum Master

E.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

How to approach this question

Identify the formal roles in the Incident Command System (ICS) adapted by Google SRE.

Full Answer

Incident Commander, Communications Lead
Google's Incident Response framework relies on clear roles. The Incident Commander (IC) is in charge of the overall response and coordination. The Communications Lead handles all external communication to stakeholders, protecting the technical responders from distractions.

Common mistakes

Assuming executives (CTO) or development leads should manage the incident, which often leads to micromanagement and slower resolution.

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