Explanation
The consultant should advise that projects use CumulusCI for continuous integration and deployment, which is a tool that automates the development and release process of Salesforce applications. Projects are not required to have at least one Salesforce staff person on the project team, although they may have some Salesforce employees as contributors or advisors. Projects do not have to be compatible with the Education Data Architecture (EDA), although some projects may use EDA as a foundation or extension. References:
https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/open-source-commons/open-source-projects
https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/cumulusci-basics

Explanation
Advising Pools is a feature that allows students to schedule appointments with any available advisor directly from a portal. Advising Pools enables advisors to set their availability and preferences, and students to see which advisors match their needs and book appointments accordingly. Email to Case, Success Teams, and Early Alerts are not features that allow students to schedule appointments with advisors from a portal.
References:
https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.eda_advising_pools.htm&type=5
https://www.salesforce.org/blog/advising-pools-for-higher-ed/

Explanation
The consultant should review the institution's strategic plan to prepare for a successful Education Cloud discovery session. The strategic plan is a document that outlines the institution's vision, mission, goals, and priorities for the future. By reviewing the strategic plan, the consultant can understand the institution's context, challenges, opportunities, and expectations. The consultant can also align the discovery session agenda and questions with the strategic plan. Creating an Education Cloud storyboard, listing the current challenges in education, and building the institution's technology roadmap are not tasks that the consultant should do to prepare for a discovery session. References:
https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/education-cloud-basics/education-cloud-basics-d
https://www.salesforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Education_Cloud_Discovery_Guide.pdf

Explanation
A Contact and Account report can be used to segment business school alumni by Household who work for Fortune 500 companies using Cross Filters. The report can filter Contacts by their Primary Affiliation to the business school and their Household Account Name, and then use a Cross Filter to show Accounts with Account Type equals Fortune 500. A Contact and Affiliations report can show the affiliation details of Contacts, but not their Household information. A Contact and Relationships report can show the relationship details of Contacts, but not their Account Type. References:
https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.reports_cross_filters.htm&type=5
https://powerofus.force.com/s/article/EDA-Reports

Explanation
The consultant should discuss with the Association how they can configure Relationships to track alumni connections, and leverage a third-party app to support event management, as two Education Cloud considerations. Relationships is a feature that allows the Association to create and manage connections between Contacts in EDA. Relationships can be used to track various types of connections, such as family, friends, mentors, or board members. A third-party app is an application that provides additional features and solutions for Salesforce. There are many third-party apps on the AppExchange that offer event management capabilities, such as registration pages, ticketing, and agenda-building. The consultant can help the Association choose an app that meets their needs and budget. Using Grants Management to track alumni scholarships, or installing Insights Platform to understand alumni data, are not Education Cloud considerations that the consultant should discuss with the Association. References:
https://powerofus.force.com/s/article/EDA-Relationships
https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxStore?type=App&keyword=event%20management