OGEA-103: TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Combined Part 1 and Part 2 → OGEA-103: TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Combined Part 1 and Part 2 Topic 2

OGEA-103: TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Combined Part 1 and Part 2 Topic 2

Question #: 42
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.
You have been appointed as senior architect working for an autonomous driving technology development company. The mission of the company is to build an industry leading unified technology and software platform to support connected cars and autonomous driving.
The company uses the TOGAF Standard as the basis for its Enterprise Architecture (EA) framework. Architecture development within the company follows the purpose-based EA Capability model as described in the TOGAF Series Guide: A Practitioners’ Approach to Developing Enterprise Architecture Following the TOGAF® ADM.
An architecture to support strategy has been completed defining a long-range Target Architecture with a roadmap spanning five years. This has identified the need for a portfolio of projects over the next two years. The portfolio includes development of travel assistance systems using swarm data from vehicles on the road.
The current phase of architecture development is focused on the Business Architecture which needs to support the core travel assistance services that the company plans to provide. The core services will manage and process the swarm data generated by vehicles paving the way for autonomous driving in the future.
The presentation and access to different variations of data that the company plans to offer through its platform poses an architecture challenge. The application portfolio needs to interact securely with various third-party cloud services, and V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) service providers in many countries to be able to manage the data at scale. The security of V2X is a key concern for the stakeholders. Regulators have stated that the user’s privacy be always protected, for example, so that the drivers’ journey cannot be tracked or reconstructed by compiling data sent or received by the car.
Refer to the scenario.
You have been asked to describe the risk and security considerations you would include in the current phase of the architecture development?
Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

A. You will create a security domain model so that assets with the same level can be managed under one security policy. Since data is being shared across partners, you will establish a security federation to include them. This would include contractual arrangements, and a definition of the responsibility areas for the data exchanged, as well as security implications. You would undertake a risk assessment determining risks relevant to specific data assets.
B. You will perform a qualitative risk assessment for the data assets exchanged with partners. This will deliver a set of priorities high to medium to low, based on identified threats, the likelihood of occurrence, and the impact if it did occur. Using the priorities, you would then develop a Business Risk Model which will detail the risk strategy including classifications to determine what mitigation is enough.
C. You will focus on data quality as it is a key factor in risk management. You will identify the datasets that need to be safeguarded. For each dataset, you will assign ownership and responsibility for the quality of data needs. A security classification will be defined and applied to each dataset. The dataset owner will then be able to authorize processes that are trusted for a certain activity on the dataset under certain circumstances.
D. You will focus on the relationship with the third parties required for the travel assistance systems and define a trust framework. This will describe the relationship with each party. Digital certificates are a key part of the framework and will be used to create trust between parties. You will monitor legal and regulatory changes across all the countries to keep the trust framework in compliance.

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 43
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.
Your role is that of a consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect to an international supplier of engineering services and automated manufacturing systems. It has three manufacturing plants where it assembles both standard and customized products for industrial production automation. Each of these plants has been operating its own planning and production scheduling systems, as well as applications and control systems that drive the automated production line.
The Enterprise Architecture department has been operating for several years and has mature well-developed architecture governance and development processes that are based on the TOGAF Standard. The CIO sponsors the Enterprise Architecture.
During a recent management meeting, a senior Vice-President highlighted an interview where a competitor company’s CIO is reported as saying that their production efficiency had been improved by replacing multiple planning and scheduling systems with a common Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system located in a central data center. Some discussion followed with the CIO responding that the situations are not comparable and the current architecture is already optimized.
In response, the Architecture Board approved a Request for Architecture Work covering the investigations to determine if such an architecture transformation would lead to improvements in efficiency. You have been assigned to support the architecture team working on this project.
A well-known concern of the plant managers is about the security and reliability of driving their planning and production scheduling from a remote centralized system. Any chosen system would also need to support the current supply chain network consisting of local partners at each of the plants.
Refer to the scenario.
You have been asked to explain how you will initiate the architecture project.
Based on the TOGAF Standard, which of the following is the best answer?

A. You would hold a series of interviews at each of the manufacturing plants using the business scenarios technique. This will allow you to understand the systems and integrations with local partners. You would use stakeholder analysis to identify key players in the engagement, and to understand their concerns. You will then identify and document the key high-level stakeholder requirements for the architecture. You will then generate high level definitions of the baseline and target architectures.
B. You would conduct a pilot project that will enable vendors to demonstrate potential off-the-shelf solutions that address the concerns of the stakeholders. Running a pilot project will save time and money later in the process. Based on the findings of that pilot project a complete set of requirements can then be developed that will drive the evolution of the architecture. Once the requirements are completed, a formal stakeholder review should be held and permission sought to proceed to develop the target architecture.
C. You would 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 business case, together with performance metrics and measures should be defined to ensure the architecture meets the business needs. A consolidated gap analysis between the architectures will then validate the approach and determine the capability increments needed to achieve the target state.
D. You would 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, you would define a preliminary Architecture Vision including summary views, high-level requirements and high-level definitions of the baseline and target environments from a business, information systems, and technology perspective. You would then use that to build consensus among the key stakeholders.

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 44
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.
Your role is that of a consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect in a multinational automotive manufacturer. The company has a corporate strategy that focuses on electrification of its portfolio and it has invested heavily in a new shared car platform to use across all its brands. The company has four manufacturing facilities, one in North America two in Europe and one in Asia.
A challenge that the company is facing is to scale up the number of vehicles coming off the production line to meet customer demand, while maintaining quality. There are significant supply chain shortages for electronic components, which are impacting production in response to this the company has taken on new suppliers and has also taken design and production of the battery pack in-house.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture practice. The TOGAF standard is used for developing the process and systems used to design, manufacture, and test the battery pack. The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Operating Officer co-sponsor the Enterprise Architecture program.
As part of putting the new battery pack into production adjustments to the assembly processes need to be made. A pilot project has been completed at a single location. The Chief Engineer, sponsor of the activity and the Architecture Board have approved the plan for implementation and migration at each plant.
Draft Architecture Contracts have been developed that detail the work needed to implement and deploy the new processes for each location. The company mixes internal teams with a few third-party contractors at the locations. The Chief Engineer has expressed concern that the deployment will not be consistent and of acceptable quality.
Refer to the scenario.
The Lead Enterprise Architect has asked you to review the draft Architecture Contracts and recommend the best approach to address the Chief Engineer’s concern.
Based on the TOGAF Standard, which of the following is the best answer?

A. For changes requested by an internal team, you recommend a memorandum of understanding between the Architecture Board and the implementation organization. For contracts issued to third-party contractors, you recommend that it is a fully enforceable legal contract. You recommend that the Architecture Board reviews all deviations from the Architecture Contract and considers whether to grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization to customize the process to meet their local needs.
B. You recommend that the Architecture Contracts be used to manage the architecture governance processes across the locations. You recommend deployment of monitoring tools to assess the performance of each completed battery pack at each location and develop change requirements if necessary. If a deviation from the contract is detected the Architecture Board should allow the Architecture Contract to be modified meet the local needs. In such cases they should issue a new Request for Architecture Work to implement a modification to the Architecture Definition.
C. For changes undertaken by internal teams, you recommend a memorandum of understanding between the Architecture Board and the implementation organization. If a contract is issued to a contractor, you recommend that it is a fully enforceable legal contract. If a deviation from the Architecture Contract is found, you recommend that the Architecture Board grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization to customize the process to meet their local needs.
D. You review the contracts ensuring that they address project objectives, effectiveness metrics, acceptance criteria, and risk management. Third-party contracts must be legally enforceable. You recommend a schedule of compliance reviews at key points in the implementation process. You recommend that the Architecture Board reviews all deviations from the Architecture Contract and considers whether to grant a dispensation to allow the process to be customized for local needs.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 45
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.
You are working as Chief Enterprise Architect at a large Internet company. The company has many divisions, ranging from cloud to logistics. The company has grown rapidly, expanding from initially selling physical books and media to a range of services including an online marketplace, live-streaming, eBooks, and cloud services.
Overall management of the numerous divisions has become challenging. Recent high-profile projects have overrun on budget and under delivered, damaging the company’s reputation, and adversely impacting its share price. There is a widely held view within the executive management that the organization structure has played a major role in these project failures.
The company has an established Enterprise Architecture program based on the TOGAF standard sponsored jointly by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO). The CEO has decided that the company needs to reorganize its divisions around artificial intelligence and machine learning with a focus on automation. The CEO has worked with the Enterprise Architects to create a strategic architecture for the reorganization, including an Architecture Vision, together with definitions for the four domain architectures. This sets out an ambitious vision of the future of the company over a three-year period. This includes a set of work packages and includes 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 key stakeholders across the company that the proposed reorganization may be too ambitious and there is doubt whether it can produce sufficient value to warrant the risks.
Refer to the scenario.
You have been asked to recommend an approach to satisfy these concerns.
Based on the TOGAF Standard, which of the following is the best answer?

A. The Enterprise Architects should evaluate the organization s readiness to undergo change. This will allow the risks associated with the transformations to be identified, classified, and mitigated for. This should include identifying dependencies between the set of changes, including gaps and work packages. It will also identify improvement actions to be worked into the Implementation and Migration Plan. The business value, effort, and risk associated for each transformation should be determined.
B. Establishing interoperability in alignment with the corporate operating model will ensure risks are minimized. The Enterprise Architects 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. These can then be included within the transformation strategy embedded in the target transition architectures. The Enterprise Architects should then finalize the Architecture Roadmap and the Implementation and Migration Plan.
C. Before preparing the detailed Implementation and Migration plan, the Enterprise Architects should review and consolidate the gap analysis results from Phases B to D. This will identify the transformations required to achieve the proposed Target Architecture. The Enterprise Architects should then assess the readiness of the organization to undergo change and determine an overall direction to address and mitigate risks identified. The Transition Architecture should then be planned to use a state evolution table.
D. The Enterprise Architects should bring together information about potential approaches and produce several alternative target transition architectures. They should then investigate the different architecture alternatives and discuss these with stakeholders using the Architecture Alternatives and Trade-offs technique. Once the target architecture has been selected, 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.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 46
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.
Your role is consultant to the Lead Architect within a multinational company that manufactures electronic components. The company has several manufacturing divisions located worldwide and a complex supply chain. After a recent study, senior management have stated a concern about business efficiency considering the company’s multiple data centers and duplication of applications.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice and uses the TOGAF architecture development method in its EA practice. In addition to the EA program, the company has several management frameworks in use, including business planning, project-portfolio management, and operations management. The EA program is sponsored by the CIO.
A strategic architecture has been defined to improve the ability to meet customer demand and improve management of the supply chain. The strategic architecture includes the consolidation of multiple Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that have been operating independently in the divisions’ production facilities.
Each division has completed the Architecture Definition documentation to meet its own specific manufacturing requirements. The enterprise architects have defined a set of work packages that address the gaps identified. They have identified the value produced, effort required, and dependencies between work packages to reach a target architecture that would integrate a new ERP environment into the company.
Because of the risks posed by change from the current environment, the architects have recommended that a phased approach occurs to implement the target architecture with several transition states. The overall implementation process is estimated to take several years.
Refer to the scenario.
You have been asked what the next steps are for the migration planning.
Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

A. You place the Architecture Definition Document under configuration control. This will ensure that the architecture remains relevant and responsive to the needs of the enterprise. You would identify the development resources to undertake the projects. You would 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.
B. You estimate the business value for each project by applying 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. You would confirm and plan a series of Transition Architecture phases using an Architecture Definition Increments Table that lists the projects.
C. You assess how the Implementation and Migration plan impacts the other frameworks in use in the organization. Minimally, you ensure that the plan is coordinated with the business planning, project/portfolio management and operations management frameworks. You would then assign a business value to each work package, considering available resources and strategic fit. You then use the work packages to identify projects that will be in the Implementation and Migration Plan.
D. You 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 you would identify changes to performance requirements and update those in the Implementation and Migration Plan.

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 47
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.
You are the Lead Enterprise Architect at a major agribusiness company. The company’s main annual harvest is lentils, a highly valued food grown worldwide. The lentil parasite, broomrape, has been an increasing concern for many years and is now becoming resistant to chemical controls. In addition, changes in climate favor the propagation and growth of the parasite. As a result, the parasite cannot realistically be exterminated and it has become pandemic, with lentil yields falling globally.
The CEO appreciates the seriousness of the situation and has set out a change in direction that is effectively a new business for the company. There are opportunities for new products, and new markets. The company will use the fields for another harvest and will cease to process third-party lentils. Thus, the target market will change, and the end-products will be different and more varied. This is a major decision and the CEO has stated a desire to repurpose rather than replace so as to manage the risks and limit the costs.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture practice based in its headquarters and uses the TOGAF standard as the method and guiding framework. The practice has an established Architecture Capability, and uses iteration for architecture development. The CIO is the sponsor of the activity.
The CIO has assigned the Enterprise Architecture team to this activity. At this stage there is no shared vision, or requirements.
Refer to the scenario.
You have been asked to propose the best approach for architecture development to realize the CEO’s change in direction for the company.
Based on the TOGAF standard 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 for the company. Then the focus should be on transition planning and incremental architecture deployment. This will identify requirements to ensure that the projects are sequenced in an optimal fashion so as to realize the change.
B. You propose that the team focus on architecture definition, with emphasis on defining the change parameters to support this new business strategy that the CEO has identified. Once understood, the team will be in the best position to identify the requirements, drivers, issues, and constraints for the change. You would ensure that the architecture development addresses non-functional requirements to assure that the target architecture is robust and secure.
C. You propose that the priority is to understand and bring structure to the definition of the change. The team should focus iteration cycles on a baseline first approach to architecture development, and then transition planning. This will identify what needs to change in order to transition from the baseline to the target, and can be used to work out in detail what the shared vision is for the change.
D. You propose that the team focus its iteration cycles on architecture development by going through the architecture definition phases (B-D) with a baseline first approach. This will support the change in direction as stated by the CEO. It will ensure that the change can be defined in a structured manner and address the requirements needed to realize the change.

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 48
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.
You are working as a senior architect within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team at a multinational consumer goods firm. The consumer goods are designed and manufactured in-house, and are distributed to a wide range of retail organizations worldwide. The firm has more than twenty manufacturing centers.
The firm is embarking on a Digital Transformation where it will expand its offerings from physical consumer goods products to also include digital consumer products and digital services. This includes enabling each of its product lines to offer digital products or services associated with their existing physical products. The firm uses Agile product management techniques.
The Enterprise Architecture (EA) team within the firm has been operating successfully for several years and has based its work on the TOGAF standard. It works with the product management teams, supporting and enabling the Agile development teams. The EA team’s responsibilities include architecting product development processes and customer experience. The Enterprise Architecture is sponsored by the Chief Technology Officer.
You are working with the EATeam Leader to develop a work plan for the overall Digital Transformation project. You have been called in to work on a specific product line, which is experimenting with direct-to-consumer digital products using a third-party platform. The product architecture for this experiment took a Minimum Viable Architecture approach and focused on the Application Architecture. The feedback from customers is they see little value in the digital products. Usage data analysis shows that the products are not reaching the target audience that they were designed for. and thus not meeting the revenue targets. The product manager is looking for guidance to address these issues, while ensuring that the products still fit within the guardrails set by the EA team.
Refer to the scenario.
The EA team leader has asked you what approach is needed to gather information to be able to respond to the product manager?
Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

A. You would focus on the target Business Architecture and develop new architecture models to address the concerns raised by the product manager. You would recommend use of modeling techniques to identify customer segments, the value propositions for each customer segment, costs, and revenues. You would examine the customer value by use of value stream mapping to breakdown the activities for the direct-to-consumer products. You would investigate different target Business Architecture alternatives.
B. You would perform a shallow iteration of ADM Phases B-C. This would include development of a description in the Architecture Definition Document of how the product architecture needs to operate to achieve the business goals, and how the application will support the needs of the business as well as the customers. The Data Architecture should identify tools for data capture that would help with analysis of the concerns raised by the product manager.
C. You would review the baseline architecture to determine what gaps in functionality have been missed in the target architecture that would address both the customer value and target audience. You would research emerging new technologies and draw up a list of alternatives that would increase the value proposition for the target audience. You would then define candidate roadmap components from the alternatives and develop a proposed schedule for deployment using a just-in-time approach.
D. You would expand the existing Application Architecture to consider the overall Digital Transformation plan. This would include identifying what must change to address the issues raised by the product manager. You would then draft a new Statement of Architecture Work for review by the EA team leader. After approval by the EA team leader, you would conduct a full ADM cycle based on the Statement of Architecture Work to gather the information needed.

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 49
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

You are serving as the Lead Architect for an Enterprise Architecture team within a leading multinational biotechnology company. The company works in three major industries including healthcare, crop production, and agriculture. Your team works within the healthcare division.

The healthcare division is developing a new vaccine, and has to demonstrate its effectiveness and safety in a set of clinical trials that satisfy the regulatory requirements of the relevant health authorities. The clinical trials are undertaken by its research laboratories at multiple facilities worldwide. In addition to internal research and development activities, the healthcare division is also involved in publicly funded collaborative research projects with industrial and academic partners.

The Enterprise Architecture team has been engaged in an architecture project to develop a secure system that will allow the healthcare researchers to share information more easily about their clinical trials, and work more collaboratively across the organization and also with its partners. This system will also connect with external partners.

The Enterprise Architecture team uses the TOGAF ADM with extensions required to support healthcare manufacturing practices and laboratory practices. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the information that is managed special care has been taken to ensure that each architecture domain considers the security and privacy issues that are relevant.

The Vice President for Worldwide Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture activity. She has stated that disruptions must be minimized for the clinical trials, and that the rollout must be undertaken incremental.

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You have been asked to recommend the approach to identify the work packages for an incremental rollout meeting the requirements.

Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

A. You recommend that the Solution Building Blocks from a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix be grouped 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, so that the implementation team can schedule the rollout one region at a time to minimize disruption. Document the work packages for the Enterprise Architecture using a Transition Architecture State Evolution Table.
B. You recommend that the set of required Solution Building Blocks be determined by identifying those which need to be developed and which need to be procured. Eliminate any duplicates. Group the remaining Solution Building Blocks together to create the work packages using a CRUD (create, read, update delete) matrix. Rank the work packages 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.
C. You recommend that an Implementation Factor Catalog is drawn up to indicate actions and constraints. A Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix should also be created. For each gap identify a proposed solution and classify it as new development purchased solution, or based on an existing product. Group similar activities together to form work packages. Identify dependencies between work packages factoring in the clinical trial schedules. Regroup the work packages into a set of Capability Increments scheduled into a series of Transition Architectures.
D. You recommend that a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix is used as a planning tool for creating work packages. 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 considering the schedule for clinical trials, and document in an Architecture Definition Increments Table.

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 49
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

Refer to the scenario –

You have been asked to recommend the approach to identify the work packages for an incremental rollout meeting the requirements.

Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 51
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

Your role is that of a senior architect, reporting to the Chief Enterprise Architect, at a medium sized company with 400 employees. The nature of the business is such that the data and the information stored on the company systems is their major asset and is highly confidential.

The company employees travel extensively for work and must communicate over public infrastructure using message encryption, VPNs, and other standard safeguards. The company has invested in cybersecurity awareness training for all its staff. However, it is recognized that even with good education as well as system security, there is a dependency on third-party suppliers of infrastructure and software.

The company uses the TOGAF standard as the method and guiding framework for its Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice. The CTO is the sponsor of the activity. The Chief Security Officer (CSO) has noted an increase in ransomware (malicious software used in ransom demands) attacks on companies with a similar profile. The CSO recognizes that no matter how much is spent on education, and support, it is likely just a matter of time before the company suffers a significant attack that could completely lock them out of their information assets.

A risk assessment has been done and the company has sought cyber insurance that includes ransomware coverage. The quotation for this insurance is hugely expensive. The CTO has recently read a survey that stated that one in four organizations paying ransoms were still unable to recover their data, while nearly as many were able to recover the data without paying a ransom. The CTO has concluded that taking out cyber insurance in case they need to pay a ransom is not an option.

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You have been asked to describe the steps you would take to improve the resilience of the current architecture?

Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

A. You would ensure that the company has in place up-to-date processes for managing change to the current Enterprise Architecture. Based on the scope of the concerns raised you recommend that this be managed at the infrastructure level. Changes should be made to the baseline description of the Technology Architecture. The changes should be approved by the Architecture Board and implemented by change management techniques.
B. You would determine business continuity requirements, and undertake a gap analysis of the current Enterprise Architecture. You would make recommendations for change requirements to address the situation and create a change request. You would manage a meeting of the Architecture Board to assess and approve the change request. Once approved you would produce a new Request for Architecture Work to activate an ADM cycle to carry out a project to define the change.
C. You would request an Architecture Compliance Review with the scope to examine the company’s resilience to ransomware attacks. You would identify the departments involved and have them nominate representatives. You would then tailor checklists to address the requirement for increased resilience. You would circulate to the nominated representatives for them to complete. You would then review the completed checklists, identifying and resolving issues. You would then determine and present your recommendations.
D. You would monitor for technology changes from your existing suppliers that could improve resilience. You would prepare and run a disaster recovery planning exercise for a ransomware attack and analyze the performance of the current Enterprise Architecture. Using the findings, you would prepare a gap analysis of the current Enterprise Architecture. You would prepare change requests to address identified gaps. You would add the changes implemented to the Architecture Repository.

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 52
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

Your role is consultant to the Lead Architect within a company that manufactures electronic components. The company has several divisions located worldwide. After a recent study, senior management have stated a concern about business efficiency considering the company’s multiple data centers and duplication of applications.

The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice and uses the TOGAF standard for its architecture development method. In addition to the EA program, the company has a number of management frameworks in use, including business planning, project/portfolio management, and operations management. The EA program is sponsored by the CIO.

To address the concern, a strategic architecture has been defined to improve the ability to meet customer demand and operations management. The strategic architecture includes the consolidation of multiple applications that have been operating independently within the divisions and moving them to a cloud-based solution.

Each division has completed the Architecture Definition documentation to meet its own specific operational requirements. The enterprise architects have analyzed the key corporate change attributes and implementation constraints. A consolidated gap analysis has been completed. Based on the results of the gap analysis, the architects have reviewed the requirements, dependencies and interoperability requirements needed to integrate the new environment into the company. The architects have completed the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment. Based on all these factors they have produced a risk assessment. They have also completed the draft Implementation and Migration Plan, the draft Architecture Roadmap, and the Capability Assessment deliverables.

Because of the risks posed by change from 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 what the next steps are for the migration planning.

Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

A. You update the Architecture Definition Document including assigning project objectives and place it under configuration control. This will ensure that the architecture remains relevant and responsive to the needs of the enterprise. You would then produce an Implementation Governance Model to manage the lessons learned prior to finalizing the Implementation and Migration plan. You recommend that lessons learned be applied as changes to the architecture without review.
B. You estimate the business value for each project by applying the Business Value Assessment Technique. The assessment should focus on return on investment and performance evaluation criteria used to monitor the progress of the architecture transformation. You would confirm and plan a series of Transition Architecture phases using an Architecture Definition Increments Table. You would then document the lessons learned and generate the final Implementation and Migration Plan.
C. You assess how the Implementation and Migration plan impacts the other frameworks in use in the organization. Minimally you ensure that the plan is coordinated with the business planning, project/portfolio management and operations management frameworks. You assign a business value to each project, taking into account available resources and the strategic fit for the projects. You would then update the architecture roadmap and the Implementation and Migration Plan.
D. You 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 you would identify changes to performance requirements and update those in the Implementation and Migration Plan.

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 52
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

Refer to the scenario –

You have been asked what the next steps are for the migration planning.

Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 53
Topic #: 1
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

You are the Chief Enterprise Architect at a large food service company specializing in sales to trade and wholesale for example, restaurants and other food retailers.

One of your company’s competitors has launched a revolutionary product range and is running a very aggressive marketing campaign. Your company’s resellers are successively announcing that they are not interested in your company’s products and will sell your competitor’s.

The CEO has stated there must be significant change to address the situation. He has made it clear that new markets must be found for the company’s products, and that the business needs to pivot, and address the retail market as well as the existing wholesale market.

A consideration is the company’s ability and willingness to change its business model, and if it is a temporary or permanent change. An additional risk factor is one of culture. The company has been used to a stable business with a reasonably well known and settled client base – all with its own local understandings and practices.

The CEO is the sponsor of the EA program within the company. You have been engaged with the sales, logistics, production, and marketing teams enabling the architecture activity to start. An Architecture Vision Architecture Principles, and Requirements have all been agreed. As you move forward to develop a possible Target Architecture you have identified that some of the key stakeholders’ preferences are incompatible. The incompatibilities are focused primarily on time-to- market, cost savings, and the need to bring out a fully featured product range, but there are additional factors.

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You have been asked how you will address the incompatibilities between key stakeholder preferences.

Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

A. You would seek to understand value preferences and priorities of the stakeholders. You would develop alternative Target Architectures, highlighting the gaps between current state and the alternatives. You would consider combining features from one or more alternatives in collaboration with the stakeholders. A formal stakeholder review should then be held to decide which alternative is fit for purpose and should be moved forward with. You will then secure the funding required.
B. You would use the Architecture Vision, Principles and Requirements to define a set of criteria for alternatives and create a set of architecture views to illustrate the impact of the alternative Target Architectures. You would identify the impact on planned projects. You would understand the strengths and weaknesses of the alternatives. You would conduct a formal stakeholder review to decide which alternative to move forward with. You will determine the funding required.
C. You recommend that since the CEO has stated that the company must pivot it is better to compromise on a full product range rather than time-to-market. You would develop just enough of the Target Architecture to demonstrate fitness of the proposed approach. You would limit the description to just where there is a gap between the current baseline. You would seek approval by the stakeholders to move forward with developing the Target Architecture in detail.
D. You would review the Stakeholder Map and ensure that you have addressed and represented the concerns of all department heads. You will involve them in resolving the incompatibilities. The Communications Plan should include a report that summarizes the key features of the architecture with and how incompatibilities were resolved to reflects the stakeholders’ requirements. You will check with each key stakeholder they are satisfied with how the incompatibilities have been resolved.

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 55
Topic #: 1
Which of the following describes how the Enterprise Continuum is used when developing an enterprise architecture?

A. To coordinate with the other management frameworks in use
B. To identify and understand business requirements
C. To describe how an architecture addresses stakeholder concerns
D. To classify architecture and solution assets

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 56
Topic #: 1
Which of the following best describes the Standards Library?

A. A repository area holding processes to support governance of the Architecture Repository
B. A repository area holding a record of the governance activity across the enterprise
C. A repository area holding guidelines and templates used to create new architectures
D. A repository area holding specifications to which architectures must conform

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 57
Topic #: 1
Consider the image showing basic architectural concepts.

What are items A and B?

A. A-Candidate Architecture, B-Trade-off
B. A-Architecture Viewpoint, B-Architecture View
C. A-Architecture Board, B-Architecture Capability
D. A-Requirement, B-Candidate Architecture

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 58
Topic #: 1
Which of the following best describes the need for the ADM process to be governed?

A. To enable development of reference architectures
B. To enable a fast response to market changes
C. To verify that the method is being applied correctly
D. To permit the architecture domains to be integrated

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 59
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. A business scenario describes _______.

A. business domain gaps, such as cross-training requirements
B. shortfalls between the Baseline and Target Architectures
C. general rules and guidelines for the architecture being developed
D. business and technology environment in which those problems occur

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 60
Topic #: 1
In which phase(s) of the ADM would you deal with the actions resulting from a transformation readiness assessment?

A. Phase E and F
B. Phase A
C. Phase G
D. Phase F

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 61
Topic #: 1
Complete the sentence. The architecture domains that are considered by the TOGAF standard as subsets of an overall enterprise architecture are Business, Technology, _____________.

A. Capability and Segment
B. Logical and Physical
C. Application and Data
D. Information and Data

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 62
Topic #: 1
What is the purpose of the Preliminary Phase?

A. Describing the target architecture.
B. Defining the Enterprise Strategy.
C. Identifying the stakeholders and their requirements.
D. Developing an Enterprise Architecture Capability.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 63
Topic #: 1
In which part of the ADM cycle do building block gaps become associated with work packages that will address the gaps?

A. Phases G and H
B. Phases B, C, and D
C. Phase F
D. Phase E

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 64
Topic #: 1
Which of the following describes a purpose of Architecture Principles?

A. To describe likely impacts resulting from successful deployment of the target architecture.
B. To establish a common understanding of how to control the business in pursuit of strategic objectives
C. To remove subjectivity and bias out of decision-making
D. To form a contract between sponsoring organization and the enterprise architects

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 65
Topic #: 1
Which of the following statements about architecture partitioning are correct?

1. Partitions are used to simplify the management of the Enterprise Architecture.
2. Partitions are equivalent to architecture levels.
3. Partitions enable different teams to work on different element of the architecture at the same time.
4. Partitions reflect the organization’s structure.

A. 1 & 4
B. 2 & 4
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 3

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 66
Topic #: 1
Which section of the TOGAF template for Architecture Principles should describe the relationship to other principles?

A. Implications
B. Name
C. Statement
D. Rationale

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 67
Topic #: 1
What are the following activities part of?

• Risk classification
• Risk identification
• Initial risk assessment

A. Phase G
B. Risk Management
C. Security Architecture
D. Phase A

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 68
Topic #: 1
Consider the illustration.

What are the items labelled A, B and C?

A. A-Enterprise Architecture, B-Architecture Building Blocks, C-Solutions Building Blocks
B. A-Enterprise Strategic Architecture, B-Segment Architecture, C-Solutions Architecture
C. A-Enterprise Continuum, B-Architecture Continuum, C-Solutions Continuum
D. A-Architecture Vision, B-Business Architecture, C-Information Systems Architecture

Selected Answer: C

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