OG0-092 Enterprise Practice Questions

ARTI Dimensioning is a multinational that operates production facilities in 29 countries and sells its products in over 120 countries. A consultancy firm has recommended a realignment that will enhance sharing of product information across business units. The implementation of this strategic realignment will require the development of integrated customer information systems and product information systems. ARTI has a mature enterprise architecture practice and uses TOGAF 9 for the basis of the ARTI Architecture Framework (method and deliverables). The CIO is sponsoring an architecture development program that is going to start. The CIO is concerned about a potential disruptive result to the business of this activity and before proceeding with the architecture development he asked to evaluate the impacts on the company business. Refer to the scenario above You are the Lead Architect and you have been asked to recommend an approach to address the concerns raised. Based on TOGAF 9 recommend which of the following is the best answer. Choose one of the following answers.

• AA. Risk Aversion Assessment should be conducted during the Implementation Governance phase to determine the degree of risk aversion of the proposed business transformation. After sharing the residual level of risk with the company chairman and the residual risk is not accepted, a set of parallel systems will be implemented to mitigate the risks.
• BB. Your recommendation is to use risk management techniques to assess the risks associated with the proposed business transformation and ensure the existence of business continuity plans. During the Implementation Governance phase you conduct a residual risk assessment to manage risks that cannot be mitigated.
• CC. During the Architecture Vision phase a risk assessment is conducted to mitigate initial risks and address those in the Architecture Contract signed in the Implementation Governance phase.
• DD. Your proposal is to utilize a risk management framework during the Implementation Governance phase to verify the risks associated with the proposed transformation of the business. You then share with the concerned stakeholders the residual level on risk beforethe Architecture Contracts are released.

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question St. Croix Consulting started as an accounting and financial services company. It has expanded over the years and is now a leading North American IT and Business Services provider. With numerous practice areas and a multitude of diverse engagements underway at any given time, overall engagement management has become challenging. The company does not want to risk its outstanding reputation or its international certifications and CMM ratings. Senior partners must become team players, working to support the broader needs of the company and its shareholders. The Enterprise Architecture team has been working to create St. Croixs Enterprise Architecture framework to address these issues. The team has defined a preliminary framework and held workshops with key stakeholders to define a set of 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. An Architecture Review Board has been formed comprised of IT staff executives and executives from the major practice areas. The Enterprise Architecture framework is based on TOGAF 9. The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer have co-sponsored the creation of the Enterprise Architecture program. Refer to the St Croix Consulting Scenario: You have been assigned to the role of Chief Enterprise Architect. As the EA team prepares to formulate an Implementation plan, they have been asked by the CIO to assess the risks associated with the proposed architecture. He has received concerns from senior management that the proposed architecture may be too ambitious and they are not sure it can produce sufficient value to warrant the attendant risks. You have been asked to recommend an approach to satisfy these concerns. Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• AA. An interoperability analysis should be applied to evaluate any potential issues across the Solution Architecture. Once all of the concerns have been resolved, the EA team shouldfinalize the Architecture Implementation Roadmap and the Migration Plan.
• BB. The EA team should gather information about potential solutions from the appropriate sources. Once the Solution Architecture has been assembled, it should be analyzed using a state evolution table to determine the Transition Architectures.
• CC. Prior to preparing the Implementation plan, the EA team should create a consolidated gap analysis to understand the transformations that are required to achieve the proposed Target Architecture. The EA team should gather information about potential solutions from the appropriate sources. Once the Solution Architecture has been assembled, it should be analyzed using a state evolution table to determine the Transition Architecture
• DD. An interoperability analysis should be applied to evaluate any potential issues across the Solution Architecture.
• EE. Prior to preparing the Implementation plan, there are several techniques that should be applied to assess the risks and value of the proposed transformation. In particular, the EA team should pay attention to the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment and the Business Value Assessment.

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question Armstrong Defense Industries is the prime contractor for the Dreadnought Unmanned Aircraft System program. Over the course of this contract, the company has grown rapidly by acquisition and has inherited numerous different procurement processes and related IT systems. Armstrong Defense is moving aggressively to consolidate and reduce redundant procurement processes and systems. The CEO has announced that the company will seek to leverage higher volume discounts and lower related IT support costs by instituting a preferred supplier program. To achieve this goal, Armstrong Defense needs to define Baseline and Target Architectures. These architectures must address key stakeholders concerns such as: 1. What groups of people should be involved in procurement-related business processes? 2. What current applications do those groups use? 3. Which procurement-related business processes are supported by zero, one, or many existing applications? 4. What are the overall lifetimes of the Request for Proposal and Purchase Order business objects? 5. What non-procurement applications will need to be integrated with any new procurement applications? 6. What data will need to be shared? At present, there are no particularly useful architectural assets related to this initiative. All assets need to be acquired and customized or created from scratch. The company prefers to implement existing package applications from systems vendors with little customization. The architecture development project has just completed its Architecture Context iteration cycle and is about to begin the Architecture Definition iteration cycle. Armstrong Defense is using TOGAF for its internal Enterprise Architecture activities. It uses an iterative approach for executing Architecture Development Method (ADM) projects. Refer to the Armstrong Defense Industries Scenario You are serving as the Lead Architect. You have been asked to identify the most appropriate architecture viewpoints for this situation. Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• AA. In the early iterations of the Architecture Definition:• Describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Baseline Business Process catalog• Describe the Baseline Application Architecture with a Technology Portfolio catalog• Describe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data diagram In the later iterations of the Architecture Definition:• Describe the Target Business Architecture with an Actor/Process/Data catalog• Describe the Target Application Architecture with a System/Technology matrix• Describe the Target Data Architecture with a Data Dissemination diagram
• BB. In the early iterations of the Architecture Definition:• Describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog and a Business Interaction matrix• Describe the key business objects with Product Lifecycle diagrams• Describe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrix• Describe the Target Data Architecture with a Data Entity/Business Function matrix and a System/Data matrixIn the later iterations of the Architecture Definition:• Describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog and a Business Interaction matrix• Describe the Baseline Application Architecture with a System/Organization matrix and a System/Function matrix• Describe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data Entity/Data Component catalog
• CC. In the early iterations of the Architecture Definition:• Describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog and an Organization/Actor catalog• Describe the key business objects with Data Lifecycle diagrams• Describe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrix• Describe the Target Data Architecture with a System/Data matrix In the later iterations of the Architecture Definition:• Describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog and a Business Interaction matrix• Describe the Baseline Application Architecture with an Application and User Location diagram and a System/Function matrix• Describe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data Entity/Data Component catalog
• DD. In the early iterations of the Architecture Definition:• Describe the Baseline Business Architecture with an Organization/Actor catalog• Describe the Baseline Application Architecture with a System/Function matrix• Describe the Baseline Data Architecture using a Data Entity/Data Component catalog In the later iterations of the Architecture Definition:• Describe the Target Business Architecture with en Organization/Actor catalog• Describe the Target Application Architecture using Application Communication diagrams end an Application Interaction matrix• Describe the Target Data Architecture with a System/Data matrix

MegaMart is a Retail Chain which has expanded throughout India and the Far East. The CEO and CIO decide that there is a crying need to put an Enterprise Architecture in place to realize MegaMart’s strategy to expand its revenue and diversify. The CIO has evaluated and decided to go in for TOGAF9 and adapt it to his enterprise requirements. The Preliminary and Vision Phase have been completed. As such very few architectural artifacts exist and the target architecture as of now is not very clear. As the Lead Architect how would you guide your team of architects for the Business Architecture definition?

• AA. In the first iteration start with the definition of the Target Business Architecture using a Top down Approach.Then keep on iterating in Phase B till the Target Business Architecture is refined before going to Phase C and Phases. After Phase C and Phase D are over, iterate again to Phase B and define the baseline Business Architecture, analyze the gaps finalize the Architecture Definitions documents and proceed to Phase C and Phase D.
• BB. In the first iteration start with the definition of the Baseline Business Architecture using a Top Down approach. Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders. Then proceed to Phase C and Phases. In the next iteration finalize the Target Business Architecture and proceed to Phase C and Phase D.
• CC. In the first iteration start with the definition of the Baseline Business Architecture using a Bottom Up approach. Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders’.Proceed to Phase C and Phases. In the next iteration finalize the Target Business Architecture, determine the gaps and the roadmap, and the impact and update the Architecture Definition document. after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders. Then proceed with the iteration.
• DD. In the first iteration start with the definition of the Target Business Architecture using a Top Down approach. Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders proceed to Phase C and Phases. In the next iteration finalize the Baseline Business Architecture, determine the gaps and the roadmap, and the impact and update the Architecture Definition document. After analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders. Then proceed with the iteration.

Patterns & Co. is introducing a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Market Analytics solution in order to improve its new delivery service. Patterns & Co. has a mature enterprise architecture capability and the CIO is the sponsor of the enterprise architecture team. The business vision and requirements for the new system are defined. It includes a detailed business process analysis. The supplier has proposed a solution but the Architecture Board identified some of the project requirements not consistent with the adopted infrastructure standards. The CIO considered the risks and approved the implementation. The CIO has asked the EA team to execute the Phase G ensuring that the system performance KPIs are respected, the project remains within budget and security guidelines are met. Refer to the scenario above As Lead Enterprise Architect you have to recommend a plan to implement the CIO decision. Choose the best answer according to TOGAF 9. Choose one of the following answers

• AA. You ask the supplier to modify the web server hardware and software components so they can meet the current infrastructure standards. You advise to execute a proof of concept to anticipate any coding issue. Then, after the agreement with the development leads for supporting the development, you will provide the project plan to the project manager and develop an Architecture Contract. A set of frequent operational reviews to monitor the solution's performance is then scheduled after the implementation is completed.
• BB. You recommend the co-existence of a second web server standard and modify the company Standards Information Base adding this new technology.You ask the project architects to create an Architecture Contract with the development teams. You identify the need of a performance testing and a compliance review You agree with the business on SLA and delivery dates. You identify re-usable procedures and objects.
• CC. You eliminate the non-standard web server from the solution as recommended by the Architecture Board. You create a revised plan and Architecture Contract for the development stressing the re-use of standard technologies. You share the budget implication of this solution with a finance committee and inform the CIO of the long term cost benefits of this choice. You define periodical project management meetings to monitor compliance.
• DD. You execute a risk analysis and set deliverables and timing requirements with the development team. You implement a detailed impact analysis of the chosen solution. You create an Architecture Contract and ask for the CIO's approval before implementing is. You test the solution just prior to implementation and deliver the project artifacts and store after the completion of the implementation.