OG0-093: TOGAF 9 Combined Part 1 and Part 2

Question #: 222
Topic #: 1
Scenario:
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You are serving as the Chief Architect for a large, global commodities trading company which has been growing rapidly through a series of acquisitions.
Each business is performing well in its markets. However, the lack of integration between headquarters and the business units has increasingly caused problems in the handling of customer and financial information. The inability to share information across businesses has resulted in lost opportunities to “leverage the synergies” that had been intended when the businesses were acquired. At present, each business unit maintains its own applications. Despite an earlier initiative to install a common application to manage customer, products, supplier, and inventory information, each business unit has different ways of defining each of these core elements and has customized the common application to the point where the ability to exchange information is difficult, costly, and error-prone.
As a result, the company has made the decision to introduce a single enterprise-wide application to consolidate information from several applications that exist across the lines of business. The application will be used by all business units and accessed by suppliers through well defined interfaces.

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As part of the process for establishing the Enterprise Architecture department, you are developing a set of architecture principles to guide the activities.
You need to specify the best approach for this work.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

A. You gather information from credible industry sources in the commodities business. Based on that, you assess current trends and apply that to defining a set of principles that embody best practices. You select architecture principles that do not conflict with each other and that should be stable. You ensure that all the principles are realistic and avoid including principles that are obvious.
B. You examine the mission statements for the company and each of its businesses, together with the corporate value statements. Based on that, you define a set of principles and review with the CIO. When developing the principles, you ensure that they actively promote the alignment of IT with the business strategies and initiatives of the company. You then seek the endorsement of the CIO and senior management.
C. You define a set of principles that support the preferred best practices embodied in the Enterprise Architecture department charter. You publish the principles on the corporate intranet to ensure widespread acceptance and compliance. You then schedule regular periodic Compliance Assessments with individual business units to check that they have made satisfactory progress toward meeting the objectives and conditions embodied in the principles.
D. You examine the mission statements for the company and each of its businesses, together with the corporate value statements. Based on that, you work with the Architecture Board to define the principles. When developing the principles you ensure that they actively promote the alignment of IT with the corporate business strategies. You then hold a series of review meetings with all the relevant stakeholders, including senior management, ensuring their support.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 223
Topic #: 1
Scenario:
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You are serving as the Lead Enterprise Architect at a major supplier in the automotive industry. The company is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with manufacturing plants across the United States, Brazil, Germany, Japan and South Korea. Each of these plants has been operating its own planning and production scheduling systems, as well as custom developed applications that drive the automated production equipment at each plant.
The company is implementing lean manufacturing principles to minimize waste and improve the efficiency of all of its production operations. During a recent exercise held for internal quality improvement, it was determined that a significant reduction in process waste could be achieved by replacing the current planning and scheduling systems with a common Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system located in the Cleveland data center. This central system would provide support to each of the plants replacing the functionality in the existing systems. It would also eliminate the need for full data centers at each of the plant facilities. A reduced number of IT staff could support the remaining applications. In some cases, a third-party contractor could provide those staff.
The Enterprise Architecture department has been operating for several years and has mature, well-developed architecture governance and development processes that are strongly based on TOGAF 9.
At a recent meeting, the Architecture Board approved a Request for Architecture Work sponsored by the Chief Engineer of Global Manufacturing Operations. The request covered the initial architectural investigations and the development of a comprehensive architecture to plan the transformation.
The Common ERP Deployment architecture project team has now been formed, and the project team has been asked to develop an Architecture Vision that will achieve the desired outcomes and benefits. Some of the plant managers have expressed concern about the security and reliability of diving their planning and production scheduling from a remote centralized system. The Chief Engineer wants to know how these concerns can be addressed.

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During the initial meeting of the Common ERP Deployment architecture project team, a number of alternative recommendations for how to proceed are put forward by members of the team.
You have been asked to select the most appropriate recommendation to ensure that the team evaluates different approaches to the problem and clarifies the requirements for the architecture.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

A. The team should develop Baseline and Target Architectures for each of the manufacturing plants, ensuring that the views corresponding to selected viewpoints address key concerns of the stakeholders. A consolidated gap analysis between the architectures will then be used to validate the approach, and determine the capability increments needed to achieve the target state.
B. The team should exercise due diligence and carefully research vendor literature and conduct a series of briefings with vendors that are on the current approved supplier list. Based on the findings from the research, the team should define a preliminary Architecture Vision. The team should then use that model to build consensus among the key stakeholders.
C. The team should use stakeholder analysis to understand who has concerns about the initiative. The team should then hold a series of interviews at each of the manufacturing plants using the business scenario technique. This will then enable them to identify and document the key high-level stakeholder requirements for the architecture.
D. The team should conduct a pilot project that will enable vendors on the short list to demonstrate potential solutions that will address the concerns of the stakeholders. Based on the findings of that pilot project, a complete set of retirements will be developed that will drive the evolution of the architecture.

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 224
Topic #: 1
Scenario –
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You have been appointed as a consultant to the Chief Enterprise Architect of a multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The corporation includes 30 subsidiary companies with operations in over 60 countries and products sold in over 125 countries. It has major research and development sites in over 45 locations worldwide.
The management team is deeply committed to ensuring that the corporation is a world leader in socially responsible pharmaceutical development with a business strategy that focuses on profitability through environmentally friendly operating processes as well as a commitment to disease eradication.
The operations of the corporation are subject to legal and regulatory requirements for each country where they operate. The production of prescription pharmaceutical products has governmental controls that are strictly enforced and compliance is critical. Recently a competitor was heavily fined for violating the regulations in a country where it was conducting a clinical trial for a new regulated drug.
The Governing Board is concerned about the risks posed in this complex global environment. As a result the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has appointed a Chief
Compliance Officer (CCO) to be responsible for overseeing and managing compliance issues for the corporation. The CCO reports directly to the CEO.
The CCO has approved the expenditure of resources to establish an Enterprise Architecture program. He has requested to be informed about the status of projects that could impact regulatory compliance. He also wants the corporate legal staff and auditors to analyze all proposed architectures to ensure that they are within the legal guidelines for each country. In addition, the research organization should be able to see that the architecture is appropriate for its needs.
TOGAF 9 has been mandated as the framework for the development and evolution of the Enterprise Architecture practice. The Preliminary Phase has been completed to establish the enterprise architecture capability for this project.
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You have been asked to recommend an approach that would enable the development of an architecture that addresses the needs of the Chief Compliance
Officer, legal staff, auditors and the research organization.
Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best answer?

A. You recommend that a stakeholder map be developed. This will allow the architects to define groups of stakeholders that share common concerns. A set of views should be defined to address the concerns for each group of stakeholders. Architecture models should then be created for each view to address the stakeholders’ concerns.
B. You recommend that each project architecture activity is developed using a consistent modeling approach that is uniform across all architecture projects. Each architecture should be defined based on this fixed set of models so that all concerned parties can examine the models to ensure that their issues and concerns have been addressed.
C. You recommend that a special report be created for those groups that have sufficient power and level of interest. This report should summarize the key features of the architecture with respect to the particular location. Each of these reports should reflect the stakeholders’ requirements.
D. You recommend that a set of models be created for each project architecture that can be used to ensure that the system will be compliant with the local regulations. Stakeholders should then view the models to verify that their concerns have been properly addressed.

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 225
Topic #: 1
Scenario –
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You have been assigned the role of Chief Enterprise Architect within a leading outsourcing services company. The company has over 20,000 outsourcing professionals and works on some of the world’s largest outsourcing projects. Outsourcing services include business processes, infrastructure, and service management. The company also provides business consulting services. Roughly half of its turnover comes from the private sector and half from the public sector.
With numerous service areas and a large number of diverse engagements in progress at any given time, overall engagement management within the company has become challenging. The company has recently had a number of high profile projects that have overrun on budget and under delivered, thereby damaging its reputation and adversely impacting its share price.
The company has an established an Enterprise Architecture program based on the TOGAF standard, sponsored jointly by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Information Officer. An Architecture Board has been formed comprised of IT staff executives and executives from the major service areas and consulting practice.
The Enterprise Architecture (EA) team has been working with the Strategic Planning team to create a strategic Enterprise Architecture to address these issues.
The EA team has defined a framework and held workshops with key stakeholders to define a set of architecture principles to govern the architecture work. They have completed an Architecture Vision at a strategic level and laid out Architecture Definitions for the four domains. They have set out an ambitious vision of the future of the company over a five-year period. This includes a solution architecture including three distinct transformations.
The CIO has made it clear that prior to the approval of the detailed Implementation and Migration plan, the EA team will need to assess the risks associated with the proposed architecture. He has received concerns from some of the vice presidents across the company that the proposed architecture may be too ambitious and they are not sure it can produce sufficient value to warrant the attendant risks.
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You have been asked to recommend an approach to satisfy these concerns.
Based on the TOGAF standard, Version 9.2, which of the following is the best answer?

A. The EA team should bring together information about potential solutions from the appropriate sources. Once the target architecture has been assembled, it should be analyzed using a state evolution table to determine the Transition Architectures. A value realization process should then be established to ensure that the concerns raised are addressed.
B. Before preparing the detailed Implementation and Migration plan, the EA team should review and consolidate the gap analysis results from Phases B to D to understand the transformations that are required to achieve the proposed Target Architecture. The EA team should then assess the readiness of the organization to undergo change. Once the architecture has been assembled, it should be analyzed using a state evolution table to determine the Transition Architectures.
C. The EA team should apply an interoperability analysis to evaluate any potential issues across the architecture. This should include the development of a matrix showing the interoperability requirements. Once all of the concerns have been resolved, the EA team should finalize the Architecture Roadmap and the Implementation and Migration Plan.
D. The EA team should evaluate the organization’s readiness to undergo change. This will allow the risks associated with the transformations to be identified and mitigated for. It will also identify improvement actions to be worked into the Implementation and Migration Plan. The Business Value Assessment technique should then be used to determine the business value and associated risks for the transformation.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 226
Topic #: 1
Scenario –
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Your role is that of Lead Enterprise Architect within the staff headquarters of a large hotel chain. The chain manages over 500 hotels across North America and
Canada, with another 230 hotels internationally in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Unlike other hotel chains, which are often a mix of company-owned and franchised units, each hotel in the chain is an independently owned and operated franchise. Many of the hotels use the same internal IT systems that they used before they joined the franchise. Until recently, the only requirement that has been placed on each hotel is that they use a standard financial reporting system to report their financial results to the headquarters on a weekly basis.
The CEO of the chain has stated his concerns about the inefficiencies of the current approach and identified the need to change. He has defined a new strategic vision that will enhance the business by providing its franchisees new support services including worldwide reservations, global, national and regional marketing as well as consolidated financial, logistics, and yield management. This strategy is part of the long-term commitment to enhance the brand image and drive superior revenue for the chain. He has also stated that he expects improved financial results by the end of the current fiscal year.
These changes will provide the chain with improved utilization of its capacity and more efficient operations. The addition of a corporate-wide data warehouse will provide analytics that will enable the marketing group to improve its ability to target advertising into key national and regional markets to improve yields.
The chain has a mature enterprise architecture practice based in its headquarters and uses TOGAF 9 as the method and guiding framework. The CIO is the sponsor of the activity.
In planning this change, the Chief Architect engaged the services of a well-known consulting firm that specializes in business strategy. An initial study has been conducted to identify the strategic changes needed to implement the CEO’s vision. This recently completed with approval of a strategic architecture encompassing the entire chain, including detailed requirements and recommendations.
Based on the recommendations from the initial study, the chain has taken the decision to adopt a packaged suite of integrated applications that is tailored to the needs of the hospitality industry.

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You have been asked by the Chief Architect to propose the best approach for architecture development to realize the CEO’s vision.
Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best answer?

A. You propose that this engagement define the baseline Technology Architecture first in order to assess the current infrastructure capacity and capability. Then the focus should be on transition planning and architecture deployment. This will identify requirements to ensure that the projects are sequenced in an optimal fashion so as to realize the vision.
B. You propose that the target architecture is defined first, followed by transition planning. This is because the vision is well understood and the strategic architecture agreed. The target first approach will ensure that the current problems and inefficiencies of the baseline architecture are not carried forward, and that the proposed solution addresses the requirements identified in the initial study.
C. You propose that the team focus on architecture definition, with a specific emphasis on understanding the strategic change parameters of the business strategy. Once understood, the team will be in the best position to identify the requirements, drivers, issues, and constraints for this engagement. You would ensure that the target architecture addresses non-functional requirements so as to ensure the target architecture is robust and secure.
D. You propose that the team focus on defining the target architecture by going through the architecture definition phases (B-D). This is because the initial study identified the need to change. This will ensure that the change can be defined in a structured manner and address the requirements needed to realize the vision.

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 227
Topic #: 1
Scenario –
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Your role is consultant to the Lead Architect within a multinational semiconductor and software design company. Its largest business is in processors, although it also designs system-on-a-chip infrastructure and manufactures memory chips. A characteristic feature of its processors is their low electric power consumption, which makes them particularly suitable for use in portable devices. As well as licensing its technology, the company has several manufacturing divisions.
The company has a mature enterprise architecture practice and uses TOGAF 9 for the basis of its architecture framework. In addition to the EA program, the company has a number of management frameworks in use, including business planning, portfolio/project management, and operations management. The EA program is sponsored by the CIO.
The company has defined a strategic architecture to improve its ability to meet customer demand and improve its ability to manage its supply chain. The strategic architecture called for the consolidation of multiple Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that have been operating independently in the divisions’ production facilities. The goal is to replace the functionality of the existing applications with a new ERP product running as a single instance in the company’s primary data center.
Each division has completed the Architecture Definition documentation required to tailor and configure the environment to meet its own specific manufacturing requirements.
The enterprise architects have analyzed the key corporate change attributes and implementation constraints. A consolidated gap analysis has been completed which has identified the gaps across the Business, Data, Application, and Technology domains. Based on the results of the gap analysis, the architects have reviewed the requirements, dependencies and interoperability requirements needed to integrate the new ERP environment into the existing environment. The architects have completed the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment started in Phase A. Based on all of these factors they have produced a risk assessment. They have also completed the Implementation and Migration Plan v0.1, the draft Architecture Roadmap, and the Capability Assessment deliverables.
Because of the risks posed by the complexity of the current environment, it has been determined that a phased approach is needed to implement the target architectures. The overall implementation process is estimated to take several years.
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You have been asked to recommend the next steps to prepare the final Implementation and Migration Plan.
Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best answer?

A. You recommend that the enterprise architects apply the Business Value Assessment Technique to prioritize the implementation projects and project increments. The assessment should focus on return on investment and performance evaluation criteria that can be used to monitor the progress of the architecture transformation. They should confirm the Transition Architecture phases using an Architecture Definition Increments Table to list the projects. They should then document the lessons learned and generate the final Implementation and Migration Plan.
B. You recommend that the enterprise architects conduct a series of Compliance Assessments to ensure that the architecture is being implemented according to the contract. The Compliance Assessment should verify that the implementation team is using the proper development methodology. It should include deployment of monitoring tools and ensure that performance targets are being met. If they are not met, then changes to performance requirements should be identified and updated in the Implementation and Migration Plan.
C. You recommend that the enterprise architects assess how the plan impacts the other frameworks in use in the organization. Minimally, the plan should be coordinated with the business planning, portfolio/project management and operations management frameworks. They should then assign a business value to each project, taking into account available resources and priorities for the projects. Finally, they should generate the Implementation and Migration Plan.
D. You recommend that the enterprise architects place the Architecture Definition Document under configuration control. This will ensure that the architecture remains relevant and responsive to the needs of the enterprise. They should then produce an Implementation Governance Model to manage the lessons learned prior to finalizing the plan. You recommend that lessons learned be applied as changes to the architecture without review.

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 228
Topic #: 1
Scenario –
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You are working as a consultant to the Chief Architect at a government agency responsible for securing all government communications and information systems.
The agency has recently received funding for a program that will upgrade the reliability and performance of its secure communication systems which provide real- time, highly secure communication of voice, video, and message data to remote locations around the world.
The agency has an established enterprise architecture (EA) capability based on TOGAF 9. The Executive Director of the agency is the sponsor of the EA capability.
Since reliable, high-performance, and secure communications are essential to preserving national security, the Executive Director has placed more stringent requirements for the architecture for the upgraded system. It must be able to provide assurance and verification of specific performance measures on the key services that are most crucial for system operation. Focusing on these service-level details and specific measurements will allow more stringent requirements to be enforced in service contracts. It will also provide a high degree of assurance that necessary performance is being delivered and that notifications will occur if any critical service fails to perform as required.
A portion of the program budget has been allocated to context a review of the EA. The scope of the review is to evaluate the processes, content and governance of the EA capability to ensure that the higher target performance and service levels required by the upgraded system can be achieved.
The Chief Architecture has noted that the core EA artifacts that have been used since TOGAF 9 was introduced are not adequate to describe these new capabilities. The artifacts do not have explicit provisions for defining the in-depth measurement requirements regarding specific services required for the system.
She has learned that certain services within the current system have service measurement implementations that match some of the new requirements, but they are only used in a few areas.
Recent EA efforts at another national agency have produced generalized high-performance communication system models to realize similar requirements in a critical defense system involving secure communications. It is possible that these models may be useful for the upgrade program.
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You have been asked to make recommendations for tailoring the Architecture Content Metamodel to accommodate the requirements of the upgraded system.
Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best answer?

A. Since some artifacts will now require specific measurements and additional data will be needed to support the performance objectives linked to these measurements, you recommend that the motivation and governance extensions of the TOGAF 9 Content Metamodel are used. Using these extensions will allow modeling the goals, objectives and drivers for the architecture, linking them to service levels and more detailed governance models. This will also enable the ability to re-use existing profiles, customizing them for the various service contracts involved.
B. You recommend all of the TOGAF 9 Content Metamodel extensions be incorporated into the Architecture Content Metamodel. The full Content Metamodel will enable the EA team to capture and categorize all the important additional data needs to support the performance and measurement objectives linked to these artifacts. Once the new repository content has been implemented, on- demand queries can be used to generate a customized governance stakeholder view that isolates the artifacts and data needed to assess measurement for any particular service. If this view is found to be inadequate for the governance concerns, the service models within those artifacts can be expanded.
C. Since this case requires extensions of the modeling and data details of the service, this is best done by using the services extension of the TOGAF 9 Content Metamodel. By using this extension, the service model is no longer constrained by what is expected in typical business service definitions, allowing more flexibility for adding customized models to support the more stringent measurement requirements. The services extension can also be used to map terminology between the business services and the application components.
D. To support the type of stringent performance measurements needed for the more detailed governance views required for the upgraded system, the interfaces to the communication and network layer of the architecture must be highly visible at the application level. To accommodate the proper development of this, a Communications Engineering view should be created from the infrastructure extension models of the TOGAF Content Metamodel. This view will allow architects to align the required performance measurement communications across the system.

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 229
Topic #: 1
Scenario –
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Your role is that of the Lead Architect working for a government agency responsible for immigration, customs, and border control. The agency was formed by consolidating several smaller government agencies. The agency has established an Enterprise Architecture practice based on TOGAF 9. The CIO is the executive sponsor and has appointed an EA steering team to oversee the practice.
There has been a considerable increase in security requirements and immigration service requests in recent years, which have expanded the scope and size of the operations of the agency. As a result, the existing Information Technology architecture no longer meets the required service levels. A significant Enterprise
Architecture (EA) initiative is in progress with the opal to improve customer responsiveness and satisfaction, and improve the overall operational efficiency of the agency.
The current EA staff members were internal appointments based on a request from the EA steering team to supply a number of suitable individuals for the EA effort. Collectively, they possess a broad range of IT and business analysis skills. However, the CIO has expressed concern about the diverse range of experience within the team. There is concern that the EA staff may be lacking in some of the critical skills that are required to properly conduct EA activities. It had been assumed that any EA-related skill gaps would be overcome by on-the-job mentoring from the senior members of the EA staff. Each architect was expected to attend a TOGAF training course and participate in other skill development activities.
A recent review of the EA program revealed that many EA staff members, despite attending multi-day training courses, were not proficient in analyzing or creating the models and artifacts required for their assigned architecture projects. Stakeholders have observed errors and inconsistencies in artifacts and deliverables being submitted for review.
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The CIO has asked you to recommend a professional development plan for the EA staff in order to address the findings raised in the recent review.
Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best answer?

A. You recommend that a comprehensive evaluation of key team leader skills be made using the TOGAF Architecture Skills Framework. Based on the evaluations, you will recommend the necessary staff changes. This will ensure that the team leaders have the necessary skills and experience for the architecture tasks within the agency. The role and skill categories defined in the TOGAF Architecture Skills Framework should then be shared with the department leaders so that in the future, they can make more informed choices when providing internal candidates for the EA team.
B. You recommend that an architecture maturity assessment should be conducted. This will identify the practices on which the agency should focus to see the greatest improvement and ensure that the basic enterprise architecture process is documented. As part of the assessment, all of the team leaders should be interviewed and their qualifications assessed. In order to rectify areas of low proficiency, they are expected to attend additional EA training courses. When the team leaders have achieved the desired levels of proficiency, they should apply a similar process for their staff members.
C. You recommend that you work with the EA steering team to adapt the TOGAF Architecture Skills Framework for use within the architecture practice at the agency. The categories of architecture roles, the required skills for each role and the desired level of proficiency for each role and skill will be defined by this framework. Each team member, or prospective team member, can then be evaluated for suitability against these roles and skills. Staffing and training adjustments can then be made as necessary to close gaps that are discovered.
D. You recommend that to address the issues identified in the review, the experienced team leaders should mentor the junior team members. At the same time additional training should be provided. Since it is now known that some models are improperly defined and may have caused cascading errors in other parts of the architecture, you recommend an iteration of the Migration Planning phase occur, so as to develop a coordinated transition to a new baseline using the last known good architecture. Once the artifacts are consistent and correct, these can be applied to this new baseline.

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 230
Topic #: 1
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You are serving as the Lead Architect for an enterprise architecture project team within a leading multinational pharmaceutical and medical devices manufacturer.
Its brands include numerous household names for medications and first aid supplies.
The company has a long history of innovating new treatments for many common illnesses and diseases. Prior to launching a new treatment, the company has to demonstrate Its effectiveness and safety in a set of clinical trials that satisfy the regulatory requirements of the countries in the target markets. All clinical trials are undertaken by its research laboratories, which employ over 10,000 people at separate facilities in the United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, France, Canada,
India, China and Japan. In addition to internal research and development activities the company is also involved in publicly funded collaborative research projects, with other industrial and academic partners.
The Enterprise Architecture group within the company has been engaged in an architecture development project to create a secure networked collaboration system that will allow researchers at its product development laboratories worldwide to share information about their clinical trials. This system will also connect with external partners.
The Enterprise Architecture group within the company has been engaged in an architecture development project to create a secure networked collaboration system that will allow researchers at its product development laboratories worldwide to share information about their clinical trials. This system will also connect with external partners.
The Enterprise Architecture group is a mature organization. They use the TOGAF 9 ADM with extensions required to support current good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices in their target markets. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the information that is managed, special care was taken to ensure that each architecture domain included an examination of the security and privacy issues that are relevant.
The Executive Vice President for Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture activity. She has stated that the changes to the enterprise architecture for the new system will need to be rolled out in stages on a regional basis that minimizes disruptions to ongoing clinical trials.
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You have been asked to recommend the approach to identify the work packages that will be included in the Transition Architecture(s).
Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best answer?

A. Determine the set of Solution Building Blocks required by identifying which Solution Building Blocks need to be developed and which need to be procured. Eliminate any duplicate building blocks. Group the remaining Solution Building Blocks together to create the work packages using a CRUD matrix. Rank the work packages in terms of cost and select the most cost-effective options for inclusion in a series of Transition Architectures. Schedule the roll out of the work packages to be sequential across the geographic regions.
B. Create an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix and a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix. For each gap, identify a proposed solution and classify it as new development, purchased solution, or based on an existing product. Group similar solutions together to form work packages. Identify dependencies between work packages factoring in the clinical trial schedules. Regroup the packages into a set of Capability Increments scheduled into a series of Transition Architectures.
C. Group the Solution Building Blocks from a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix into a set of work packages. Using the matrix as a planning tool, regroup the work packages to account for dependencies. Sequence the work packages into the Capability Increments needed to achieve the Target Architecture. Schedule the rollout one region at a time. Document the progression of the enterprise architecture using a state evolution table.
D. Use a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix as a planning tool. For each gap classify whether the solution is either a new development, purchased solution, or based on an existing product. Group the similar solutions together to define the work packages. Regroup the work packages into a set of Capability Increments to transition to the Target Architecture taking into account the schedule for clinical trials.

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 231
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following categories from the Document Categorization model consists of the normative parts of TOGAF which are considered central to its usage?

A. TOGAF Core
B. TOGAF Mandated
C. TOGAF Recommended
D. TOGAF Referenced
E. TOGAF Supporting

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 232
Topic #: 1
Which model within TOGAF is intended to assist with the release management of the TOGAF specification?

A. The Capability Maturity Model
B. The Document Categorization Model
C. The Integrated Infrastructure Information Model
D. The Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture
E. The Technical Reference Model

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 233
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following lists the main components within the TOGAF Architecture Repository?

A. OrganizationalMetamodel, Architecture Capability, Architecture Landscape, Best Practices, Reference Library, Compliance Strategy.
B. ArchitectureMetamodel, Organizational Capability Model, Application Landscape, SIB, Ref-erence Library, Governance Model.
C. BusinessMetamodel, Architecture Capability, Architecture Landscape, SIB, Reference Li-brary, Governance Log.
D. ArchitectureMetamodel, Architecture Capability, Architecture Landscape, SIB, Reference Library, Governance Log.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 234
Topic #: 1
According to TOGAF, which of the following are the architecture domains that are commonly accepted subsets of an overall enterprise architecture?

A. Application, Business, Data, Technology
B. Capability, Segment, Strategic
C. Context, Definition, Governance, Transformation
D. Definition, Realization, Transition, Vision

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 235
Topic #: 1
According to TOGAF, which one of the following best describes an enterprise architecture?

A. An architecture of a commercial organization
B. An architecture that consists of more than one subsidiary company ActualTests.com
C. An architecture that crosses multiple systems, and multiple functional groups within the enter-prise
D. The highest level of architecture that can be achieved in a given organization

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 236
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following describes classification methods for architecture and solution arti-facts within the Architecture Repository?

A. Architecture Landscape
B. Architecture Vision
C. Enterprise Continuum
D. Governance Log
E. Standards Information Base

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 237
Topic #: 1
What part of the Architecture Repository holds specifications to which architectures must conform?

A. Standards Information Base
B. Enterprise Continuum
C. Governance Log
D. Architecture Landscape
E. Reference Library

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 238
Topic #: 1
An association of companies has defined a data model for sharing inventory and pricing information.
Which of the following best describes where this model would fit in the Architecture Continuum?

A. Foundation Architecture
B. Common Systems Architecture
C. Industry Architecture
D. Organization Specific Architecture
E. Product Line Architecture

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 239
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is a key objective of Phase A of the TOGAF ADM?

A. To create a roadmap that describes the evolution of the architecture over time
B. To prepare a Solution Architecture for the enterprise
C. To define an IT Strategy that maps out the technology infrastructure
D. To allocate the resources needed to implement the architecture project
E. To articulate an Architecture Vision

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 240
Topic #: 1
What document is used to initiate a TOGAF ADM cycle?

A. Architecture Roadmap
B. Statement of Architecture Work
C. Architecture Landscape
D. Request for Architecture Work
E. Architecture Vision

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 241
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. A server consolidation project that does not change the operating characteristics of the applications would require _____.

A. a complete ADM cycle
B. a complete re-architecting change
C. a full revision of the enterprise architecture
D. an incremental change
E. a simplification change

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 242
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is an objective of the Preliminary Phase of the ADM?

A. To define, scope and prioritize architecture tasks
B. To define the architecture principles
C. To develop a Target Business Architecture
D. To obtain management commitment for this cycle of the ADM ActualTests.com
E. To prioritize work packages

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 243
Topic #: 1
In the Preliminary Phase, which of the following drives the requirements and performance metrics when scoping the enterprise architecture work?

A. Architecture governance
B. Business imperatives
C. Solution architecture
D. Service level agreements
E. Time horizon

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 244
Topic #: 1
The Requirements Management Phase is responsible for which one of the following activities?

A. Addressing requirements
B. Disposal of resolved requirements
C. Generating requirements
D. Managing the flow of requirements
E. Prioritizing requirements

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 245
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. The Business Transformation Readiness Assessment technique is primarily focused on ___

A. determining if the organization is ready to accept change
B. planning the migration steps needed to achieve the transformation
C. ensuring that there are adequate trained developers and engineers to implement the solution
D. ensuring that there is sufficient financial capacity to execute the desired transformation
E. determining if there is adequate stakeholder support for the implementation process

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 246
Topic #: 1
Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe Architecture Principles?

A. They are most effective when they are embraced and used across the organization
B. They are based on enterprise principles
C. They are detailed policies that prescribe behaviors and requirements
D. Even though they may appear generic, they should be tailored to reflect an organization’s cul-ture and goals

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 247
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. All of the following are sections of the recommended template for defining Architecture Principles, except ___________

A. Name
B. Statement of Principle
C. Rationale
D. Enforcement Policy
E. Implications

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 248
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following lists the five quality criteria for defining Architecture Principles?

A. Rational, Explained, Precise, Stated, Identifiable
B. Comprehensive, Future proof, Short, Concise, Consistent
C. Open, Enabling, Flexible, Agile, Dynamic
D. Stable, Understandable, Complete, Robust, Consistent

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 249
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. The key purpose of Gap Analysis is to _____ ActualTests.com

A. establish quality parameters for the architecture
B. identify potential missing or overlapping functions
C. validate nonfunctional requirements
D. identify commercial building blocks to be purchased
E. determine the required service levels for the architecture

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 250
Topic #: 1
Which phase of the ADM focuses on the governance and management of the Architecture Con-tracts that cover the overall implementation and deployment process?

A. Requirements Management
B. Phase E
C. Phase F
D. Phase G
E. Phase H

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 251
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. All of the following are parts of the conceptual structure of the TOGAF Architecture Governance Framework, except ______

A. Content
B. Context
C. Process Flow Control
D. Repository
E. Vision

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 252
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. The Architecture Board is typically responsible and accountable for achieving all of the following goals except ___________

A. ensuring consistency between sub-architectures
B. approving the strategic business plans proposed by individual organization units within the enterprise
C. enforcement of architecture compliance
D. identifying and approving components for reuse
E. providing the basis for all decision-making with regard to changes to the architecture

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 253
Topic #: 1
Which of the following best describes the purpose of an architecture compliance review?

A. To review the validity of a project’s Architecture Vision
B. To review a project for compliance to external laws and regulations
C. To review a project against established architecture criteria and business objectives
D. To ensure that stakeholder concerns are being addressed by a project

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 254
Topic #: 1
TOGAF provides guidelines on how to use the ADM to establish an architecture capability. Which one of the following is NOT a correct guideline?

A. Use the same approach as with any other capability
B. Regard the establishment as an ongoing practice
C. Apply the ADM with the specific vision to establish the practice
D. Treat the establishment as a one-off project

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 255
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is defined by TOGAF as: the fundamental organization of a system embodied in its components, their relationship to each other, and the principles guiding its design and evolution?

A. Architecture
B. Metamodel
C. Model
D. Ontology
E. Pattern

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 256
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. In TOGAF, architecture viewpoints represent ______

A. observations of the CIO/CTO
B. opinions of the sponsors
C. observations of the architect staff
D. concerns of stakeholders
E. stakeholder requirements

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 257
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following statements about TOGAF Building Blocks is NOT true?

A. They should not be reused in other enterprise architecture projects
B. They should have stable, published interfaces that allow other building block to interoperate with them
C. They are packages of functionality intended to meet the business needs across the organiza-tion
D. They have defined boundaries

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 258
Topic #: 1
Which pair of the following responses best completes the sentence? Architecture building blocks
____, whereas Solution Building blocks ____

A. are assembled; are single function components
B. are single function components; are groups of architecture building blocks
C. are reusable; are not reusable
D. define the architecture; provide the existing legacy system
E. define functionality; define the implementation of functionality

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 259
Topic #: 1
According to TOGAF, which of the following best describes the purpose of the Architecture Definition Document?

A. An agreement between development partners and sponsors on the deliverables
B. A description to allow measurement of the compliance of the implementation
C. A description to communicate the intent of the architect
D. A document that triggers the start of an architecture development cycle
E. A set of general rules and guidelines

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 260
Topic #: 1
According to TOGAF, who usually initiates a Request for Architecture Work?

A. The architecture organization
B. The CIO/CTO
C. The corporate governance board
D. The senior management
E. The sponsoring organization

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 261
Topic #: 1
Which of the following is a true statement about the TOGAF Technical Reference Model?

A. The TOGAF Architecture Development Method mandates the use of the Technical Reference Model for large complex architecture projects
B. The Technical Reference Model is an integral part of the TOGAF Architecture Development Method
C. The Technical Reference Model should not be modified
D. The Technical Reference Model includes a set of graphical models and a corresponding tax-onomy
E. The Technical Reference Model provides a direct mapping to the Zachman Framework

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 262
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. The Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM) is an example of a (n) ______ Architecture reference model

A. Application
B. Business
C. Data
D. Technology

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 263
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. According to TOGAF, the simplest way of thinking about the Enterprise Continuum is as a _____

A. Configuration Database
B. library of architecture artifacts
C. Requirements Management System
D. Standards Information Base
E. view of the Architecture Repository

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 264
Topic #: 1
What class of architectural information within the Architecture Repository defines processes that support governance of the Architecture Repository?

A. Architecture Capability
B. Architecture Landscape
C. Architecture Metamodel
D. Governance Log
E. Reference Library

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 265
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is the most generic artifact in the Architecture Continuum?

A. Common Systems Architecture
B. Foundation Architecture
C. Industry Architecture
D. Organization Specific Architecture
E. Product Line Architecture

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 266
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. As the architecture evolves, the assets in the Solutions Continuum progress towards a (n) _____

A. Common Systems Architecture
B. Industry Specific Architecture
C. Foundation Solution
D. Organization Specific Solution
E. Technology Neutral Implementation

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 267
Topic #: 1
In which ADM phase are the business principles, business goals and strategic drivers first validated?

A. Preliminary Phase
B. Phase A
C. Phase B
D. Phase H
E. Requirements Management Phase

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 268
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following best describes a primary use of the Architecture Vision document?

A. A checklist for compliance reviews
B. An evaluation tool to select vendors to conduct a proof of concept demonstration
C. A tool for calculating detailed cost estimates
D. A tool for project planning the implementation activities ActualTests.com
E. A tool for selling the benefits of the proposed capability to stakeholders

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 269
Topic #: 1
Which of the following is NOT an objective for Phase B, Business Architecture?

A. Defining the Strategic Business Plan
B. Describing the Baseline Business Architecture
C. Developing the Target Business Architecture
D. Selecting relevant viewpoints for key stakeholders “Pass Any Exam. Any Time.”

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 270
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is NOT an objective for Phase C, Data Architecture?

A. Defining an architecture that can be understood by the stakeholders
B. Defining an architecture that is complete and consistent
C. Defining an architecture that is stable
D. Defining data entities that are normalized to minimize update anomalies
E. Defining data entities relevant to the enterprise

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 271
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is the most relevant model for use in Phase C, Application Architecture?

A. The ARTS data model
B. The Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model
C. The Resource-Event-Agent model
D. The STEP framework
E. The TOGAF Technical Reference Model

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 272
Topic #: 1
In Phase G, what document establishes the connection between the architecture organization and the implementation organization?

A. Architecture Contract
B. Architecture Landscape
C. Architecture Roadmap
D. Requirements Impact Statement
E. Transition Architecture

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 273
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is NOT part of the approach to Phase H -Architecture Change Management?

A. Business Scenarios
B. Capacity Measurement
C. Change Management
D. Measuring Business Growth

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 274
Topic #: 1
When determining the requirements for enterprise architecture work in the Preliminary Phase, which of the following is not a business imperative that should be considered?

A. Business requirements
B. Cultural aspirations
C. Forecast financial requirements
D. Strategic Intent
E. Technical elegance

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 275
Topic #: 1
Which phase of the ADM is an on-going activity that is visited throughout a TOGAF architecture project?

A. Architecture Change Management
B. Implementation governance
C. Migration planning
D. Preliminary Phase
E. Requirements Management

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 276
Topic #: 1
Which of the following statements best describes risk management in the ADM?

A. Risk analysis is best conducted in the Architecture Vision phase so that the risk is eliminated in subsequent phases
B. Risk analysis should be carried out first in the Migration Planning phase
C. Risk analysis is outside the scope of enterprise architecture projects
D. Risk is pervasive in all enterprise architecture activity and should be managed in all phases of the ADM
E. The only risks that are within the scope of enterprise architecture are technological risks

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 277
Topic #: 1
Which of the following best describes capability based planning?

A. A business planning technique that focuses on business outcomes
B. A business planning technique that focuses on horizontal capabilities
C. A business planning technique that focuses on vertical capabilities
D. A human resource planning technique that focuses on capable architects

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 278
Topic #: 1
Which of the following is a technique recommended by TOGAF to help identify and understand requirements?

A. Architecture Maturity Models
B. Business Scenarios
C. Gap Analysis
D. Mind Maps
E. SWOT Analysis

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 279
Topic #: 1
The statement, “Getting information to the right people at the right time in a secure, reliable man-ner in order to support the operations that are core to the extended enterprise” describes the concept of_____

A. Boundaryless Information Flow
B. Interoperability
C. Portability
D. Service Oriented Architecture
E. Semantic Web

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 280
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is recommended to define requirements and articulate the Architecture Vision created in Phase A?

A. Business scenario
B. Impact analysis
C. Mission statement
D. Requirements analysis
E. Solution architecture

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 281
Topic #: 1
Gap Analysis is a technique used in Phases B, C, D and E. Which one of the following statements best describes the gap analysis technique?

A. It highlights areas of stakeholder concern
B. It highlights the impacts of change
C. It highlights services that are yet to be developed
D. It highlights services that are available
E. It highlights different viewpoints

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 282
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following describes the practice by which the enterprise architecture is managed and controlled at an enterprise-wide level?

A. Architecture governance
B. Corporate governance
C. IT governance
D. Technology governance
E. Portfolio management

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 283
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following does TOGAF Part VII recommend in order to implement an Enter-prise Architecture Capability?

A. Develop an Architecture Roadmap
B. Populate the Architecture Repository
C. Populate the Enterprise Continuum
D. Use the Architecture Development Method
E. Use the Implementation Governance Phase

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 284
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following is an essential aspect of architecture governance?

A. Authoring the Architecture Definition Document
B. Ensuring the compliance of individual projects to the enterprise architecture
C. Controlling the implementation and deployment organizations
D. Authoring the Communications Plan for a given architecture project
E. Conducting Business Scenarios

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 285
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following describes a purpose of an Architecture Compliance review?

A. To define the capabilities of the organization
B. To communicate the technical readiness of the project
C. To evaluate the readiness of the organization to undergo change
D. To produce a new Request for Architecture Work

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 286
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence by selecting the applicable pair of words. According to TOGAF, a/an _____ is used to describe the ____ of a stakeholder.

A. activity model, perspective
B. viewpoint, requirements
C. view, concerns
D. Node Connectivity Diagram, interconnections
E. Architecture trade-off analysis, constraints

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 287
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. In TOGAF, every architecture view has an associated ____ that describes it, at least implicitly.

A. architecture building block
B. architecture model
C. architecture vision
D. requirement
E. viewpoint

Selected Answer: E

Question #: 288
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. In TOGAF, legacy systems and processes that are going to be used again in the future are considered ______

A. Architecture Building Blocks
B. Components
C. Patterns
D. Re-usable Building Blocks
E. Solution Building Blocks

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 289
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. The TOGAF Technical Reference Model _____

A. is an example and should be tailored to the needs of an organization
B. must be used “as is” for developing comprehensive architecture models
C. contains several industry specific frameworks
D. is intended to contain the Enterprise Continuum
E. contains only solution building blocks

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 290
Topic #: 1
Which one of the following statements about the structure of the TOGAF 9 document is true?

A. Part I describes the TOGAF approach to Enterprise Architecture
B. Part II describes the definitions of terms used and the changes between versions of TOGAF
C. Part III describes requirements management and is considered to be the core of TOGAF
D. Part IV describes the ADM: a collection of guidelines and techniques used in TOGAF 9

Selected Answer: A