The Open Group OG0-093 Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 38
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ABC LLC is a vacation property management firm that is growing through acquisition. It manages over 200 resort properties across North America. Many of the resort properties use the same internal IT systems that they used before they were acquired. Until recently, the only requirement that has been placed in each property is that they use a standard financial reporting system to report their financials ID the headquarters on a weekly basis.
The CEO 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 LLC property business by standardizing its operations across the network to provide consolidated financial, human resources, logistics, sales and marketing, and yield management. He has also stated that he expects results by the end of the current fiscal year.
These changes will provide the company 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 markets to improve yields.
The LLC has a mature enterprise architecture (EA) practice 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 firm, including detailed requirements and recommendations.
Based on the recommendations from the initial engagement, the company has embraced an Architecture Vision to adopt an enterprise application that is tailored to the needs of the hospitality industry.
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Your role is that of Chief Architect. You have been asked to recommend the best approach to take in this architecture engagement to realize the CEO's vision.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
Since the initial engagement has identified the need to change, you recommend that the team focus on defining the target architecture by going through the architecture definition phases (B-D). This will ensure that the change can be defined in a structured manner and address the requirements needed to realize the vision.
Since the vision is well understood and the strategic architecture agreed, you recommend that the target architecture is defined first, followed by transition planning. This will ensure that the current inefficiencies of the baseline architecture are not carried forward, and that the proposed solution addresses the requirements identified in the initial architecture engagement.
You recommend that this engagement define the 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.
You recommend 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 help forecast future impacts.
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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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Your role is that of an Enterprise Architect In a company that develops wind turbines for use in wind farms. The company has multiple manufactunng facilities, in North America, Asia, and Europe. Each of these facilities supplies the power industry In Its region. Most of the facilities are wholly owned by the company, but those In Asia are jointly owned with local partners.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture practice supported by a cross-functional Architecture Board and uses the TOGAF standard.
The company recognizes that the long-term technical potential of wind energy can address the current global dependency on carbon fuels. In order to do so this will require wind turbines to be installed over large areas and in areas of higher wind resources. In particular offshore wind farms can contribute substantially more energy than land stationed turbines.
The research arm of the company has pioneered the development of an offshore wind turbine design, with an improved turbine blade and power system, that will produce up to 20% more energy. This new design is ready to go Into production.
As part of putting the new design into production, adjustments to the automated assembly processes need to be made. A pilot architecture project at a single location has defined an updated approach for controlling the automated systems used to perform final assembly and quality assurance. The Chief Engineer, sponsor of the activity, and the Architecture Board have approved the plan for immediate implementation at each plant.
Architecture Contracts have been developed that detail the wortc needed to implement and deploy the new automated system controller for each location. The Chief Engineer has expressed concern that a uniform process be employed at each location to ensure consistency and a low blade failure rate.
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You have been asked to recommend the best approach to address the Chief Engineer's concern.
Based on the TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2. which of the following is the best answer?
You would review the Architecture Contract for each location, ensuring that it addresses the project objectives, effectiveness metrics, acceptance criteria, and risk management. Where applicable, you ensure that the contract is legally enforceable. You would schedule compliance reviews at key points in the assembly and quality assurance process to ensure that the work is proceeding in accordance with the Architecture Definition. All deviations from the contract should be reviewed by the Architecture Board, who would consider whether to grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization to customize the process to meet their local needs.
You would create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern the implementation and migration process at each location. For wholly owned facilities, you issue a memorandum of understanding between the Architecture Board and the implementation organization. For facilities jointly owned by local partners, you would ensure that the contract is legally enforceable. You would then ensure that the Architecture Board reviews all deviations from the Architecture Contract, and considers whether or not to grant a dispensation to allow the Implementation organization to customize the process to meet their local needs.
You would create an Architecture Contract to govern the update to the automated system controller at each location. For facilities managed by partners, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract, and you would schedule additional compliance reviews at key points in the assembly and quality assurance process. These additional reviews would be for an initial period until no deviations from the contract occur. You recommend that if a deviation from the Architecture Contract is detected, the Architecture Board grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization the ability to customize the process to meet their local needs.
You would use the Architecture Contracts to manage the architecture governance processes for the project across the locations. You would ensure that the quality of each completed turbine blade at each location is assessed, and any local change requirements identified, if necessary. You recommend that if a deviation from the contract is detected, the Architecture Board should modify the Architecture Contract to allow the implementation organization the ability to customize the process to meet their local needs As a result, you then issue a new Request for Architecture Work to implement the modified Architecture Definition.
What is used to structure architectural information in an orderly way so that it can be processed to meet stakeholder needs?
An Architecture Framework
An EA Library
A Content Metamodel
A Stakeholder Map
Complete the following sentence. In the ADM, documents which are under development and have not undergone any formal review and approval process are
invalid
in between phases
called 'draft'
known as 'Version 0.1'
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Your role is consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect within a multinational manufacturing company. The company has several manufacturing divisions.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture practice and uses the TOGAF standard as the basis of Its architecture frame work. In conjunction with the EA program, the company uses several management frameworks. 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 ils ability to meet customer demand and improve its ability to manage its supply chain. The strategic architecture called for the consolidation of multiple 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 application 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 manufactunng requirements.
The key corporate change attributes and implementation constraints have been confirmed. The gap analysis results have been consolidated and integrated, which has identified the gaps across the Business, Data. Application, and Technology domains. The requirements, dependencies and interoperability requirements needed to integrate the new application have been reviewed, consolidated, and validated. The Business Transformation Readiness Assessment started in Phase A has been completed. The risks associated with the transformation effort have been identified, classified, mitigated for, and documented. The Implementation and Migration Plan v0.1, the draft Architecture Roadmap, and the Capability Assessment deliverables have been completed.
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 the TOGAF Standard. Version 9.2. which of the following is the best answer?
You recommend that the Architecture Definition Document is finalized and placed under configuration control. This will ensure that the architecture remains relevant and responsive to the needs of the enterprise. An Implementation Governance Model should be produced to manage the lessons learned prior to finalizing the plan. You recommend that lessons learned be applied as changes to the architecture. The final Implementation and Migration Plan should then be generated.
You recommend an assessment is made to determine how the plan impacts the other frameworks in use In the organization. If the plan impacts them, then coordination will be required. The business value should then be assigned to each work package, and projects identified for inclusion In the plan, taking Into account available resources and prionties for the projects. The details for the plan should be gathered together and the final Implementation and Migration Plan created.
You recommend that the criteria of business value rs applied to prioritize the implementation projects and project increments. This should focus on the return-on-investment criteria as signed off by the stakeholders, and the performance evaluation criteria used to monitor the progress of the architecture transformation. The Transition Architecture phases should be confirmed using an Architecture Definition Increments Table to list the projects. The lessons learned should then be documented, and the final Implementation and Migration Plan generated.
You recommend that the migration planning outputs are reviewed, and recommendations are produced for the solution development. The priorities, high-level migration strategy, and resources needed should be identified for the development team. The requirements for monitoring tools, and the performance targets for the implementation should be documented. All this information should be gathered and the final Implementation and Migration Plan generated.
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Your role is that of an Enterprise Architect for a firm that is a major OEM parts supplier to the auto industry. Europe has been the primary market for its products, with just 20% of its output being exported to North America. The firm is planning to expand its exports to North America and to establish sales in other regions.
The Enterprise Architecture (EA) program within the firm has been functioning for several years. It has made significant progress in consolidating the technology portfolio and establishing key standards. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) are joint sponsors of the EA program. The EA program is mature, with an active Architecture Board and a well-defined architecture process and standard content templates based on the TOGAF
Architecture Content Framework. The EA program is well coordinated with the Project Management Office, Systems Development, and Operations functions.
The firm is organized into business units with each addressing different auto industry sectors. Each business unit has acquired other producers to expand its manufacturing capacity. This has resulted in a complex environment with a high diversity of business and manufacturing systems.
The firm has completed a strategic plan to reorganize its Sales and Marketing organization according to the target geographic markets. One of the goals of this reorganization is to improve the ability of Marketing to collect more meaningful market analytics that will enable each sector to better address market needs with effective marketing campaigns and global product presence.
A Request for Architecture Work to address the goals of the reorganization has been approved. As the architecture team commences its work, the CIO has expressed concerns about whether the firm will be able to adapt to the proposed change and how to manage the associated risks.
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You have been asked how to address the concerns of the CIO.
Based on the TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2, which of the following is the best answer?
The EA team should conduct a Business Scenario to describe the business problem, identify the stakeholders' concerns and the resulting requirements. Once the requirements have been identified, they can be assessed in terms of their risks. The risks should be evaluated in terms of how they could be avoided, transferred, or mitigated. Any risks that cannot be resolved should be identified as residual risks and their disposition should be decided by the Architecture Board.
The EA team should create a set of Business Architecture views that will enable them to identify the factors that will influence the reorganization. There should then be an assessment of each factor on a maturity scale that will allow the team to gauge the urgency, readiness, and degree of difficulty to fix. These factors can then be used to assess the initial risks associated with the proposed project.
The EA team should analyze risk by completing an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix. This is used to serve as an archive and record of key decisions made in the implementation and deployment. The matrix should include a list of factors to be considered, their descriptions, and constraints that should be taken into account. These factors can then used to assess the initial risks associated with the proposed project.
The EA team should evaluate the organization's readiness to undergo change. This will identify the factors that will influence the reorganization. This should include determining the readiness rating for each factor based on a maturity scale that will allow the team to gauge the urgency, readiness, and degree of difficulty to fix. These factors can then used to assess the initial risks associated with the proposed project, and risk areas to be addressed.
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Your role is that of Enterprise Architect for a chain of convenience stores. The chain includes over five thousand retail outlets. Each store in the chain is an independently owned and operated franchise. The stores operate 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Many of the stores have been with the franchise for more than 10 years and still use the original IT systems deployed at that time.
The chain has a mature Enterprise Architecture practice based in its headquarters and uses the TOGAF standard as the method and guiding framework.
The CEO of the chain has stated concerns about the inefficiencies of the current systems and identified the need to change. He has defined a strategic vision that will enhance the business by providing its franchisees new services to help them compete with other retail outlets and online retailers. This strategy is part of the long-term commitment to enhance the brand image and increase revenue for the chain.
The Chief Architect engaged the services of a leading 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 study, the decision has been made for the chain to adopt a packaged suite of integrated applications that is tailored to the needs of the franchise.
The changes will help provide the chain with improved products, and more efficient operations. The stores will also act as delivery and return locations for a large online retailer which will further increase the number of potential customers.
The addition of a corporate-wide data warehouse will provide analytics that will enable the marketing group to improve its ability to target advertising and new products to specific regions.
You have been asked by the Chief Architect to propose the best approach for architecture development to realize the CEO's vision
Based on the TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2, which of the following is the best answer?
You recommend that the architecture development define 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.
You recommend that the baseline architecture be developed first in order to assess the current infrastructure capacity and capability. This is since the initial priority is to understand the problem. 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 of the CEO.
You recommend that the focus be on the 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.
You recommend 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.
Complete the sentence. According to the TOGAF document, a(n) is a representation of a system from the perspective of a related set of
architecture view, stakeholders
architecture view, requirements
architecture viewpoint, stakeholders
architecture viewpoint, architecture views
Which of the following supports the need to govern Enterprise Architecture?
The TOGAF standard cannot be used without executive governance.
The Stakeholders preferences may go beyond the architecture project scope and needs control.
The Architecture Project mandates the governance of the target architecture.
Best practice governance enables the organization to control value realization.
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