The-Open-Group OG0-092 Free Practice Questions

NEW QUESTION 1
Scenario: Vittronics Ltd.
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Vittronics Ltd. is a leading medical device manufacturer in the highly competitive market for Migraine Headache Pain Management (MHPM) devices. These tiny wireless devices are implanted in the brain and can deliver a precise electric shock when the wearable Pain Control Unit (PCU) detects an increase in stress induced by the onset of a migraine headache.
This technology will be a breakthrough in the treatment of this condition, and several competitors are striving to be the first to introduce a product into the market. However, all of them must demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of their products in a set of clinical trials that will satisfy the regulatory requirements of the countries in the target markets.
The Enterprise Architecture group at Vittronics has been engaged in an architecture development project to create a Secure Private Immersive Collaborative Environment (SPICE) that will allow researchers at its product development laboratories worldwide to share information about their independent clinical trials.
The Vittronics Enterprise Architecture group is a mature organization that has been utilizing
TOGAF for several years. They have recently upgraded to TOGAF 9. The Vittronics Architecture Development Method (VADM) is strictly based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Development Method (ADM) with extensions required to support current good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices in their target markets.
The SPICE project team has now completed the Business, Information Systems, and Technology Architecture phases and has produced a complete set of deliverables for each phase. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the information that is managed in SPICE, special care was taken to ensure that each architecture domain included an examination of the security and privacy issues that are relevant for each domain. A corresponding SPICE Security Architecture has been defined.
The Executive Vice President for Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture activity. He has stated that the changes to the SPICE architecture will need to be rolled out on a geographic basis that will minimize disruptions to ongoing clinical trials. The work will need to be done in stages and rolled out in geographical regions.
Refer to the Vittronics Ltd Scenario
You are serving as the Lead Architect for the SPICE project team.
You have been asked to recommend the approach to identify the work packages that will be included in the Transition Architecture(s).
Based en TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• A. Create an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix and a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matri
• B. For each gap, identify a proposed solution and classify it as new development, purchased solution, or based on an existing produc
• C. Group similar solutions together to form work package
• D. Identify dependencies between work packages factoring in the clinical trial schedule
• E. Regroup the packages into a set of Capability Increments scheduled into a series of Transition Architectures and documented in an Architecture Definition Increments Table.
• F. Determine the set of Solution Building Blocks required by identifying which Solution Building Blocks need to be developed and which need to be procure
• G. Eliminate any duplicate building block
• H. Group the remaining Solution Building Blocks together to create the work packages using a CRLO matri
• I. Rank the work packages in terms of cost and select the most cost-effective options for inclusion in a series of Transition Architecture
• J. Schedule the roll out of the work packages to be sequential across the geographic regions.
• K. Use a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix as a planning too
• L. For each gap classify whether the solution is either a new development, purchased solution, or based on an existing produc
• M. Group the similar solutions together to define the workpackage
• N. Regroup the work packages into a set of Capability Increments to transition to the Target Architecture taking into account the schedule for clinical trials.
• O. Group the Solution Building Blocks from a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix into a set of work package
• P. Using the matrix as a planning tool, regroup the work packages to account for dependencie
• Q. Sequence the work packages into the Capability Increments needed to achieve the Target Architectur
• R. Schedule the rollout one region at a tim
• S. Document the progression of the enterprise architecture using an Enterprise Architecture State Evolution table.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 2
Scenario: Vittronics Ltd.
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question
Vittronics Ltd. is a leading medical device manufacturer in the highly competitive market for Migraine Headache Pain Management (MHPM) devices. These tiny wireless devices are implanted in the brain and can deliver a precise electric shock when the wearable Pain Control Unit (PCU) detects an increase in stress induced by the onset of a migraine headache.
This technology will be a breakthrough in the treatment of this condition, and several competitors are striving to be the first to introduce a product into the market. However, all of them must demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of their products in a set of clinical trials that will satisfy the regulatory requirements of the countries in the target markets.
The Enterprise Architecture group at Vittronics has been engaged in an architecture development project to create a Secure Private Immersive Collaborative Environment (SPICE) that will allow researchers at its product development laboratories worldwide to share information about their independent clinical trials.
The Vittronics Enterprise Architecture group is a mature organization that has been utilizing TOGAF for several years. They have recently upgraded to TOGAF 9. The Vittronics Architecture Development Method (VADM) is strictly based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Development Method (ADM) with extensions required to support current good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices in their target markets.
The SPICE project team has now completed the Business, Information Systems, and Technology Architecture phases and has produced a complete set of deliverables for each phase. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the information that is managed in SPICE, special care was taken to ensure that each architecture domain included an examination of the security and privacy issues that are relevant for each domain. A corresponding SPICE Security Architecture has been defined.
The Executive Vice President for Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture activity.
Refer to the Vittronics Ltd Scenario:
You are serving as the Lead Architect for the SPICE project team.
As required by TOGAF, the SPICE project team res completed a Business Transformation Readiness Assessment in Phase A (Architecture Vision). In that assessment, it was determined that there are risks associated with the adoption of the Immersive Collaborative Environment. Despite a clear expression of the vision and the business need for utilizing SPICE to accelerate the clinical trials, the researchers have been resisting the change because of concerns about safeguarding individually identifiable information about the subjects who were participating in the trials.
You have been asked to recommend how this situation be managed in the implementation planning phases.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• A. You decide that in Phase E, the team creates an overall solutions strategy that can guide the Target Architecture implementation and structure the Transition Architecture
• B. You check that there is consensus before proceeding.
• C. You decide to return to Phase A, where the team should brainstorm a technical solution that mitigates the residual risks presented by the privacy issu
• D. Then, during Phase D, you will direct the team to develop an Architecture Building Block to manage the security risk
• E. After that, the team should select Solution Building Blocks that mitigate all of the identified risks and revise the Requirements Impact Statement to reflect the changes to the high-level solutions strategy and migration plan.
• F. You decide that in Phase E, the team review the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment and identify, classify, and mitigate the risks associated with the identified readiness factor
• G. If the risks can be satisfactorily mitigated, then you would continue to define a high-level solutions strategy that includes the Transition Architectures needed to make the change culturally and technically feasible.
• H. You decide that in Phase E, the team determines an approach to implementing an overall strategic direction that will address and mitigate the risks identified.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 3
Scenario: Zephyr Enterprises
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Zephyr Enterprises specializes in the development of wind turbine blades for use in large- scale commercial wind energy production systems. Zephyr has manufacturing facilities located in Palm Springs, California, Omaha, Nebraska, and Winnipeg, Ontario. Each of these plants supplies a different manufacturer that builds and sells complete systems. The turbine blades are custom engineered to meet each manufacturers design specifications.
Until recently, most turbine blades were fabricated manually using molded fiber-reinforced plastics. However, recent improvements in composite materials, coupled with enhanced automated methods for precision application of materials during the molding process, have led to significant reduction in weight, increase in strength, and greatly improved blade longevity. Zephyr has pioneered the development of a proprietary automated process for continuous extrusion of the turbine blades. Patents have been filed to protect the process, but certain trade secrets must be closely guarded.
Zephyr has a mature Enterprise Architecture organization that is supported by a cross- functional Architecture Review Board. The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Operating Officer co-sponsor the Enterprise Architecture program.
Zephyr has used TOGAF and its Architecture Development Method (ADM) to develop its automated manufacturing processes and systems that are used to design, manufacture, and test the blade assemblies. They have recently updated to TOGAF 9 and have adapted the Zephyr Enterprise Architecture to closely follow the TOGAF 9 framework. All of Zephyrs IT architects have been trained and certified on TOGAF 9.Recently, an architecture project was completed that defined a standard approach for controlling the Automated Test System that is used at each plant to perform final quality assurance tests on each completed blade assembly. The Manufacturing Architecture Board approved the plan for immediate implementation at each plant.
An Architecture Contract was developed that detailed the work needed to implement and deploy the new Automated Test System controller. The Chief Engineer, sponsor of the activity, has expressed concern that a uniform process be employed at each site to ensure consistency.
Refer to the Zephyr Enterprises Scenario:
You have been assigned by the Lead Architect for the Automated Test System controller project to conduct Compliance Assessments at each manufacturing plant.
During the course of the assessment at the Omaha plant, you discover that the Distributed Data Acquisition System they have purchased uses a proprietary Remote Procedure Call (RPC) that utilizes kernel mode threads instead of the user mode threads that are specified in the Architecture Definition Document. In all other respects, the system meets the requirements stated in the Architecture Definition Document and seems to perform correctly.
You have been asked to describe the compliance of this system for the final report. Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• A. You observe that all of the features in the Architecture Definition Document have been implemented in accordance with the specification, except for the RPC mechanis
• B. Your recommendation is that the system be described as conformant.
• C. You observe that the system has many features in common with the Architecture Definition Document, and those features have been implemented in accordance with the specificatio
• D. However, you note that the RPC mechanism has been implemented using features that are not covered by the specificatio
• E. Your recommendation is that the system be described as consistent.
• F. You observe that the implementation of the RPC mechanism has no features in common with the Architecture Definition Document, therefore the question of its conformance should not be considere
• G. Your recommendation is that the system be described as consistent.
• H. You observe that the system meets most of the requirements stated in the Architecture Definition Document and appears to work correctl
• I. However, you note that the RPC mechanism has not been implemented according to the specificatio
• J. Your recommendation is that the system be described as non-conformant.

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 4
Scenario:
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You are the Lead Enterprise Architect in a company that specializes in the development of wind turbine blades for use in large-scale commercial wind energy production systems. The company has manufacturing facilities located in Illinois, Nebraska, and Manitoba. Each of these plants supplies a different manufacturer that builds and sells complete systems. The turbine blades are custom engineered to meet each manufacturer's design specifications.
Until recently, most turbine blades were fabricated manually using molded fiber-reinforced plastics. However, recent improvements in composite materials, coupled with enhanced automated methods for precision application of materials during the molding process, have led to significant reduction in weight, increase in strength, and improved blade longevity. The company has pioneered the development of a proprietary automated process for continuous extrusion of the turbine blades. Patents have been filed to protect the process, but certain trade secrets must be closely guarded.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture organization that is supported by a cross-functional Architecture Board. The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Operating Officer co-sponsor the Enterprise Architecture program.
TOGAF 9 and its Architecture Development Method (ADM) are used to develop the automated manufacturing processes and systems that are used to design, manufacture, and test the blade assemblies.
Recently, a pilot architecture project was completed at a single location that defined a standard approach for controlling the Automated Test System that is used at each plant to perform final quality assurance tests on each completed blade assembly. The Architecture
Board approved the plan for immediate implementation at each plant.
Architecture Contracts have been developed that detail the work needed to implement and deploy the new Automated Test System controller for each location. The Chief Engineer, sponsor of the activity, has expressed concern that a uniform process be employed at each location to ensure consistency.
Refer to the Scenario
You have been asked to recommend the best approach to address the Chief Engineer's concern.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• A. You review the applicable Architecture Contract for each location, ensuring that it addresses the project objectives, effectiveness metrics, acceptance criteria, and risk managemen
• B. In cases where the contract is issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a legally enforceable contract.You schedule compliance reviews at key points in the implementation process to ensure that the work is proceeding in accordance with the Architecture Definitio
• C. You 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.
• D. You create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern the implementation and migration process at each locatio
• E. For internal development projects, you issue a memorandum of understanding between the Architecture Board and the implementation organizatio
• F. For contracts issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract.You 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.
• G. You create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern the implementation and migration proces
• H. If the contract is issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contrac
• I. For internal development projects, you decide it is adequate to utilize a memorandum of understanding between the Architecture Board and the implementation organization.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.
• J. You use the issued Architecture Contracts to manage the architecture governance processes for the project across the location
• K. You deploy monitoring tools to assess the performance of the completed blade assembly at each location and develop change requirements 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 abilityto customize the process to meet their local need
• L. As a result, you then issue a new Request for Architecture Work to implement the modified Architecture Definition.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 5
Scenario: Armstrong Defense Industries
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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?

• A. 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
• B. 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
• C. 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
• D. 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

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 6
Scenario: St. Croix Consulting
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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?

• A. An interoperability analysis should be applied to evaluate any potential issues across the Solution Architectur
• B. Once all of the concerns have been resolved, the EA team shouldfinalize the Architecture Implementation Roadmap and the Migration Plan.
• C. The EA team should gather information about potential solutions from the appropriate source
• D. Once the Solution Architecture has been assembled, it should be analyzed using a state evolution table to determine the Transition Architectures.
• E. 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 Architectur
• F. The EA team should gather information about potential solutions from the appropriate source
• G. Once the Solution Architecture has been assembled, it should be analyzed using a state evolution table to determine the Transition Architecture
• H. An interoperability analysis should be applied to evaluate any potential issues across the Solution Architecture.
• I. Prior to preparing the Implementation plan, there are several techniques that should be applied to assess the risks and value of the proposed transformatio
• J. In particular, the EA team should pay attention to the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment and the Business Value Assessment.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 7
TP Banking is a strong financial institute with a well-known acquisition history with an internal IT department managing over 100 projects related to infrastructure and services.
The CIO has decided to create an Enterprise Architecture based on TOGAF 9 as reaction to the difficult market conditions. An Architecture Vision and a set of domain architectures were approved. The CIO is asking you (the Lead Architect) to define an Implementation and Migration Plan that realizes the vision already agreed with the stakeholders involved.
Refer to the scenario above
You are leading a group of domain architects and you are working with the corporate PMO, the business strategy team and service operations. You are meeting the stakeholders to clarify how you want to proceed with the Implementation and Migration Plan.
Choose one of the following answers

• A. You propose to start collecting the existing deliverables describing the different domains in order to enable the Enterprise Architecture tram to integrate them with the support of the operation managemen
• B. Every domain architect will then evaluate the impact on the projects already planned for the domai
• C. The single revised plans will be integrated together and consolidated into a strategic implementation and migration strategy defining an IT roadmap.
• D. You communicate the need for urgenc
• E. The projects already planned will be cancelled and the implementation of the new architecture vision will be set as first priorit
• F. A set of new projects will be defined to implement the new strateg
• G. You will use the requirements from Phases B through D and define new projects for each one of the requirement
• H. The use of defined interoperability architecture guidelines will then enable the project teams to work together and define a set of new point-to-point interfaces.
• I. You describe the concept of Transition Architectures and clarify that the business value can be achieved by all the projects delivering their increments in a coordinated approac
• J. Capability gaps and project dependencies are analyzed for each domain this will then enable the projects to be organized in work package
• K. You will then agree on the roadmap for the implementation and migration strategy meeting with all the key stakeholders.
• L. You communicate the CIO's will to transform the corporation and then that he's seeking help from the domain architects to do tha
• M. The requirements are managed in order to enable every Architect to participate to the planning that will result in a detailed list of work activities with impact on the IT portfolio of project
• N. A five year Target Architecture will then be defined and a report will keep track of dependencies and factors assessment.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 8
FreshFruit Int. is an online American grocer. The Executive Board decided to implement a new strategy to expand the business to other markets.
The CIO is sponsoring an enterprise activity to support the expanded operations.
A new solution is rolled-out to replace the legacy online sales platform. A compliance review was performed to assess the solution implementation.
The result of the review highlighted a complaint from the development team stating that the new system is difficult to integrate with the existing warehouse automation systems. The Chief Architect is concerned that the complaint is not related to a real problem of the solution but is based on personal preferences of the development teams. Another interview with the project team is scheduled.
Refer to the scenario above You are the Lead Architect and an architect from your team leads the review team. You have to answer how, based on TOGAF 9, you should enable the review team to conduct the reviews successfully.
Choose one of the following answers

• A. Meeting with the project architect you clarify the purpose of the revie
• B. You ask to perform an objective and fair review using the checklists to frame the review and clarify that you want them to identify the issues behind the implementation team complaints.
• C. You organize a meeting with the review team and state the importance to identify any non-compliancy that may have come from the implemented solution.
• D. You organize a meeting with the review team and stress the importance of a high degree of compliance without any exceptio
• E. The review should cover every aspect of the implementation and should criticize the implementation techniques.
• F. You verify that criteria for the program and the business objectives are mapped in the checklists that the project team prepared for the interview
• G. You confirm the checklist content to the project architect and stress the need to be objective and fair during the review process.

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 9
Scenario:
Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question
You are serving as the Lead Architect for the enterprise architecture team at 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. The decision has been made 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.
TOGAF 9 Is used for internal Enterprise Architecture activities, with an iterative approach for executing Architecture Development Method (ADM) projects.
At present, there are no particularly useful architectural assets related to this initiative, so all assets need to be acquired and customized or created from scratch. The company prefers to implement commercial off the shelf package applications with little customization. The CIO, who is the project sponsor, has stated that she is not concerned about preserving existing processes or systems.
The architect-re development project has put in place Its Architecture Capability for this project and has started a number of iteration cycles to develop the Architecture. Some tasks to address concerns related to the Business Architecture have been completed. The next immediate task is to address the Information Systems Architectures.
The Information Systems Architectures must address stakeholder concerns such as:
1. Which procurement-related business processes are supported by zero, one, or many existing applications?
2. What non-procurement applications will need to be integrated with any new procurement applications?
3. What data will need to be shared? Refer to the Scenario
[Note: You may need to refer to TOGAF 9 Chapter 35 in order to answer this question.]
You have been asked to identify the most appropriate catalogs, matrices, and diagrams for this situation.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• A. in the early iterations of Architecture development, you would describe the Baseline Application Architecture with a System/Function matrix, and describe the Baseline Data Architecture using a Data Entity/Data Component catalo
• B. In the later Iterations of the Architecture Definition, you would describe the Target Application Architecture using Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrix, and describe the Target Data Architecture with a System/Data matrix.
• C. In the early iterations of Architecture development, you would describe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrix, and describe the Target Data Architecture with a System/Data matri
• D. In the later iterations of Architecture development, you would describe the Baseline Application Architecture with an Application and User Location diagram and a System/Function matrix, and describe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data Entity/Data Component catalog.
• E. In the early iterations of Architecture development, you would describe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrix, and describe the Target Data Architecture with a Data Entity/Business Function matrix and a System/Data matri
• F. In the later iterations of Architecture development, you would describe the Baseline Application Architecture with a System/Function matrix, and describe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data Entity/Data Component catalog.
• G. In the early iterations of Architecture development, you would describe the Baseline Application Architecture with a Technology Portfolio catalog, and describe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data diagra
• H. In the later iterations of Architecture development, you would describe the Target Application Architecture with a System/Technology matrix, and describe the Target Data Architecture with a Data Dissemination diagram.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 10
Scenario: Rollins Manufacturing
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Rollins Manufacturing is a major supplier in the automotive industry, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with manufacturing plants in Chicago, Sao Paulo, Stuttgart, Yokohama, and Seoul. Each of these plants has been operating its own Manufacturing Requirements
Planning (MRPII) system, production scheduling, and custom developed applications that drive the automated production equipment at each plant.
Rollins 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 MRPII 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 Rollins 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 Review Board approved a Request for Architecture Work from the Chief Engineer of Global Manufacturing Operations who is the project sponsor. 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 driving their MRPII and production scheduling from a central system located in Cleveland. The Chief Engineer wants to know how these concerns can be addressed.
Refer to the Rollins Manufacturing Scenario
You are serving as the Lead Enterprise Architect of the newly-formed Common ERP Deployment architecture project team.
As the Common ERP Deployment architecture project team assembles for its initial meeting, many of the participants have voiced concerns about the sweeping scope of the initiative. Others are confident that they know a solution that will work. During the meeting, 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 hold a series of interviews at each of the manufacturing plants using the business scenario techniqu
• B. This will then enable them to identify and document the characteristics of the architecture from the business requirements.
• C. 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 lis
• D. Based on the findings from the research, the team should define a preliminary target Architecture Visio
• E. The team should then use that model to build consensus among the key stakeholders.
• F. The team should create Baseline and Target Architectures for each of the manufacturing plant
• G. A gap analysis between the architectures will then validate the approach, and determine the Transition Architecture needed to achieve the target state.
• H. The team should conduct a pilot project that will enable vendors on the short list to demonstrate potential solutions that will access the concerns of the stakeholder
• I. Based on the findings of that pilot project, a complete set of requirements can be developed that will arrive the evolution of the architecture.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 11
Scenario:
Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question
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.
Refer to the Scenario
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 stakeholder
• B. 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.
• C. 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 lis
• D. Based on the findings from the research, the team should define a preliminary Architecture Visio
• E. The team should then use that model to build consensus among the key stakeholders.
• F. The team should use stakeholder analysis to understand who has concerns about the initiativ
• G. The team should then hold a series of interviews at each of the manufacturing plants using the business scenario techniqu
• H. This will then enable them to identify and document the key high-level stakeholder requirements for the architecture.
• I. 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 stakeholder
• J. Based on the findings of that pilot project, a complete set of retirements will be developed that will drive the evolution of the architecture.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 12
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

• A. You ask the supplier to modify the web server hardware and software components so they can meet the current infrastructure standard
• B. You advise to execute a proof of concept to anticipate any coding issu
• C. 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 Contrac
• D. A set of frequent operational reviews to monitor the solution's performance is then scheduled after the implementation is completed.
• E. 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 team
• F. You identify the need of a performance testing and a compliance review You agree with the business on SLA and delivery date
• G. You identify re-usable procedures and objects.
• H. You eliminate the non-standard web server from the solution as recommended by the Architecture Boar
• I. You create a revised plan and Architecture Contract for the development stressing the re-use of standard technologie
• J. You share the budget implication of this solution with a finance committee and inform the CIO of the long term cost benefits of this choic
• K. You define periodical project management meetings to monitor compliance.
• L. You execute a risk analysis and set deliverables and timing requirements with the development tea
• M. You implement a detailed impact analysis of the chosen solutio
• N. You create an Architecture Contract and ask for the CIO's approval before implementing i
• O. You test the solution just prior to implementation and deliver the project artifacts and store after the completion of the implementation.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 13
Chiamin Metals is a leading world-wide manufacturer for continuous casting and bottom pouring powders. In addition to mould powders, the company also produces cored wire for secondary metallurgy. Chiamin Metals offers a variety of products and uses a paper-based catalog to sponsor them. A new CIO has joint the enterprise and has set up a team of Enterprise Architects following the TOGAF 9 practice. The main challenge is now to offer to Chiamin Metals customers a centralized and reliable entry point for their request via the implementation of a global online portal. This will allow the management of new marketing activities and will enable the new Chiamin Metals' ecommerce service.
Refer to the scenario above
You are the Chief Architect and the CIO asked you to present an Architecture Vision to address the above business problem. Identify the best answer accordingly to the TOGAF 9.
Choose one of the following answers

• A. You identify key stakeholders, their concerns, and define the key business requirements to be addressed in the architecture engagement and generate a Stakeholder Ma
• B. You Evaluate business capabilities and execute a Business Transformation Readiness Assessmen
• C. You apply the Business Scenarios technique to create a high-level view of the Baseline and Target Architectures also based on the stakeholder concerns, business capability requirements, scope, constraints, and principles.
• D. As requested by the CIO you focus on the Architecture Vision documentation and apply the Business Scenarios technique to create a high-level view of the Baseline and Target Architectures also based on the stakeholder concerns, business capability requirements, scope, constraints, and principles.
• E. You create a high-level view of the Target Architectures and then present them to the CIO.
• F. As requested by the CIO you focus on the Architecture Vision and create a detailed view of the Baseline Architecture
• G. This is done for Business, Data, Application and Technology domains and then presented to the CIO using the Architecture Definition Document.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 14
Scenario: MegaMart
Case Study Title (Case Study):
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?

• A. 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 Phase
• B. 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.
• C. In the first iteration start with the definition of the Baseline Business Architecture using a Top Down approac
• D. Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholder
• E. Then proceed to Phase C and Phase
• F. In the next iteration finalize the Target Business Architecture and proceed to Phase C and Phase D.
• G. In the first iteration start with the definition of the Baseline Business Architecture using a Bottom Up approac
• H. Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders’.Proceed to Phase C and Phase
• I. In the next iteration finalize the Target Business Architecture, determine the gaps and the roadmap, and the impact and update the Architecture Definition documen
• J. after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholder
• K. Then proceed with the iteration.
• L. In the first iteration start with the definition of the Target Business Architecture using a Top Down approac
• M. Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders proceed to Phase C and Phase
• N. In the next iteration finalize the Baseline Business Architecture, determine the gaps and the roadmap, and the impact and update the Architecture Definition documen
• O. After analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholder
• P. Then proceed with the iteration.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 15
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