The-Open-Group OG0-093 Free Practice Questions

Q1. Which of the following types of architecture defines technology standards for building blocks and provides direction for products and services? 

A. Common Systems Architecture 

B. Foundation Architecture 

C. Industry Architecture 

D. Organization-Specific Architecture 

E. Transition Architecture 

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Q2. According to TOGAF, when creating views for a particular architecture, what is the recommended first step? 

A. Design a viewpoint to address all stakeholder concerns 

B. Develop views for the target architecture first 

C. Ensure completeness of the architecture 

D. Refer to existing libraries of viewpoints, to identify one for re-use 

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Q3. Scenario: Reveille Bugle 

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question 

For over 100 years, Reveille Bugle has been manufacturing brass bugles and other musical instruments. North America has been the primary market for Reveille's products. However, the firm has now expanded into European markets and will soon establish a market in Latin America. A future expansion into the Asia Pacific region is also planned. 

The firm is organized into several business units that each focus on manufacturing particular families of instruments such as brass, woodwind, and percussion. Each business unit has acquired other producers to create its manufacturing capacity. This has resulted in a complex environment with a high diversity of business and manufacturing systems. 

The Enterprise Architecture (EA) program at Reveille Bugle has been functioning for several years. It has made significant progress in consolidating the technology portfolio and establishing key standards. The CIO and the COO are joint sponsors of the EA program. By all measures, the EA program is mature, with an active Architecture Board and a well-defined architecture process and standard content templates based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Content Framework. The EA process framework is well coordinated with the PMO, Systems Development, and Operations functions. 

The firm has completed a strategic plan to reorganize its Sales & Marketing organization according to four geographic market sectors: North America; Europe, Africa, and Middle East; Latin America; and Asia-Pacific. 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 has been approved. As the architecture team commences its work, the CIO has expressed a concern about whether the firm will be able to adapt to the proposed architecture and how to manage the associated risks. 

Refer to the Reveille Bugle Scenario 

Your role is consultant to the Lead Architect. 

You have been asked how to address the concerns of the CIO. 

Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer? 

A. In Phase A, the team should conduct a Business Scenario to 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. 

B. In Phase A, the team should use the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment technique to identify the factors that will influence the successful introduction of the architecture into the organization. The assessment 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 architecture. 

C. In Phase A the team should analyze their risk by completing an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix to identify the particular risks associated with the implementation and deployment. These factors can then used to assess the initial risks associated with the proposed architecture. 

D. In Phase B, the team should create a set of views and viewpoints that will enable them to identify the factors that will influence the successful introduction of the architecture into the organization. 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 architecture. 

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Q4. Complete the sentence. TOGAF defines five criteria for a good set of principles: Understandable, Robust, Complete, Consistent and_____. 

A. Agile 

B. Dynamic 

C. Comprehensive 

D. Rational 

E. Stable 

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Q5. Complete the sentence. According to TOGAF, all of the following are responsibilities of an Architecture Board, except ______________________. 

A. Ensuring consistency between sub-architectures 

B. Ensuring flexibility of the enterprise architecture to meet business needs 

C. Improving the maturity of the organization's architecture discipline 

D. Monitoring of architecture contracts 

E. Preparing architecture review reports 

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Q6. Scenario: 

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Your role is that of Lead Enterprise Architect within a vacation property management firm that has been growing through acquisition. The firm 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 on each property is that they use a standard financial reporting system to report their financial results to 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 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 firm has a mature enterprise architecture 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 study, the firm has taken the decision to adopt a packaged suite of integrated applications that is tailored to the needs of the hospitality industry. 

Refer to the scenario 

You have been asked by the Chief Architect to justify the best approach for architecture development to realize the CEO's vision. 

Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer? 

A. 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. This 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. 

B. 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 ensure the target architecture is robust and secure. 

C. You recommend that the team focus on defining the target architecture by going through the architecture definition phases (B-D). This is because the initial study identified the need to change. 

This will ensure that the change can be defined in a structured manner and address the requirements needed to realize the vision. 

D. You recommend that this engagement define the baseline Technology Architecture first in order to assess the current infrastructure capacity and capability. Then the focus should be on transition planning and architecture deployment. This will identify retirements to ensure that the projects are sequenced in an optimal fashion so as to realize the vision. 

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Q7. In which part of the ADM cycle do building block gaps become associated with work packages that will address the gaps? 

A. Preliminary Phase and Phase A 

B. Phases B, C, and D 

C. Phase E 

D. Phase F 

E. Phases G and H 

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Q8. Which of the following describes a purpose of an Architecture Compliance review? 

A. Identifying business transformation risks for an architecture project 

B. Identifying errors in the project architecture 

C. Identifying relationships between management frameworks 

D. Identifying stakeholders and their concerns 

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Q9. Complete the sentence. There are five criteria that distinguish a good set of principles: Understandable, Robust, Complete, Consistent and __________. 

A. Agile 

B. Dynamic 

C. Comprehensive 

D. Rational 

E. Stable 

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Q10. Scenario 

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You are serving as the Lead Architect for an insurance company, which has been formed through the merger of three previously independent companies. The company now consists of three divisions with the same names and division headquarters as their predecessors. 

The lack of integration between the three divisions has increasingly caused problems in the handling of customer and financial information. The inability to share information has resulted in lost opportunities to leverage the synergies that should have been possible as a result of the merger. At present, each division maintains its own applications. Despite an earlier initiative to install a common application to manage customer, products, and claims information, each division has different ways of defining these core elements and has customized the common application to the point where the ability to exchange information is difficult, costly, and error-prone. 

As a result, the company has made the decision to introduce a common web portal, contact center software suite, and document management system. Also the company has selected a single enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) application to consolidate information from several applications that exist across the divisions. The application will be used by each of the divisions and accessed by third party partners through well defined interfaces. 

The Corporate Board is concerned that the new application must be able to manage and safeguard confidential customer information in a secure manner that meets or exceeds the legal requirements of the countries in which the company operates. This will be an increasingly important capability as the company expands its online services in cooperation with its partners. 

The CIO has formed an Enterprise Architecture department, and one of the primary goals in its charter is to coordinate efforts between the implementation team and the migration teams in each division. The CIO has also formed a cross-functional Architecture Board to oversee and govern the architecture. The company has an existing team of security architects. 

TOGAF 9 has been selected as the core framework for use for the Enterprise Architecture program. The CIO has endorsed this choice with the full support of top management. 

Refer to the Scenario 

[Note: You may need to refer to Chapter 35 of the reference text in order to answer this question.] 

You have been asked to identify the most appropriate catalogs, matrices, and diagrams to support the next iteration of Architecture development. 

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

A. In the next iteration of Architecture development, you would describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service function catalog, an Organization/Actor catalog, and Data Lifecycle diagrams. You would describe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrix. 

B. In the next iteration of Architecture development, you would describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog, an Organization/Actor catalog, and a Data Entity/Business Function matrix. You would describe the Baseline Application Architecture with an Application/Function matrix. 

C. In the next iteration of Architecture development, you would describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Baseline Business Process catalog, and an Object lifecycle catalog. You would describe the Baseline Application Architecture with a Technology Portfolio catalog. 

D. In the next iteration of Architecture development, you would describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog, a Business Interaction matrix, and Product Lifecycle diagrams. You would describe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrix. 

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Q11. Which part of TOGAF describes taxonomies for categorizing the outputs of architecture activity in terms of reuse? 

A. ADM Guidelines and Techniques 

B. Architecture Capability Framework 

C. Architecture Development Method 

D. Enterprise Continuum & Tools 

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Q12. Which one of the following best describes the next step in an Architecture Compliance Review once the scope of the review has been determined? 

A. Interview the project principals to obtain background information 

B. Prepare the Architecture Compliance Review report 

C. Schedule the Architecture Review meeting 

D. Send the assessment report to the Architecture Review co-ordinator 

E. Tailor the checklists to address business requirements 

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Q13. In the Solutions Continuum, which of the following is the correct order of solutions ranging from generic solution to enterprise specific solution? 

A. Foundation, Common Systems, Industry, Organization-Specific 

B. Industry, Foundation, Common Systems, Organization-Specific 

C. Organization-Specific, Industry, Common Systems, Foundation 

D. Organization-Specific, Industry, Foundation, Common Systems 

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Q14. Which ADM phase establishes the connection between the architecture organization and the implementation organization through the Architecture Contract? 

A. Phase E 

B. Phase F 

C. Phase G 

D. Phase H 

E. Requirements Management 

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Q15. Scenario: 

Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question 

You are serving as the Chief Architect for a large, global commodities trading company which has been growing rapidly through a series of acquisitions. 

Each business is performing well in its markets. However, the lack of integration between headquarters and the business units has increasingly caused problems in the handling of customer and financial information. The inability to share information across businesses has resulted in lost opportunities to "leverage the synergies" that had been intended when the businesses were acquired. At present, each business unit maintains its own applications. Despite an earlier initiative to install a common application to manage customer, products, supplier, and inventory information, each business unit has different ways of defining each of these core elements and has customized the common application to the point where the ability to exchange information is difficult, costly, and error-prone. 

As a result, the company has made the decision to introduce a single enterprise-wide application to consolidate information from several applications that exist across the lines of business. The application will be used by all business units and accessed by suppliers through well defined interfaces. 

Refer to the Scenario 

As part of the process for establishing the Enterprise Architecture department, you are developing a set of architecture principles to guide the activities. 

You need to specify the best approach for this work. 

Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer? 

A. You gather information from credible industry sources in the commodities business. Based on that, you assess current trends and apply that to defining a set of principles that embody best practices. You select architecture principles that do not conflict with each other and that should be stable. You ensure that all the principles are realistic and avoid including principles that are obvious. 

B. You examine the mission statements for the company and each of its businesses, together with the corporate value statements. Based on that, you define a set of principles and review with the CIO. When developing the principles you ensure that they actively promote the alignment of IT with the business strategies and initiatives of the company. You then seek the endorsement of the CIO and senior management. 

C. You define a set of principles that support the preferred best practices embodied in the Enterprise Architecture department charter. You publish the principles on the corporate intranet to ensure widespread acceptance and compliance. You then schedule regular periodic Compliance Assessments with individual business units to check that they have made satisfactory progress toward meeting the objectives and conditions embodied in the principles. 

D. You examine the mission statements for the company and each of its businesses, together with the corporate value statements. Based on that, you work with the Architecture Board to define the principles. When developing the principles you ensure that they actively promote the alignment of IT with the corporate business strategies. You then hold a series of review meetings with all the relevant stakeholders, including senior management, ensuring their support. 

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Q16. Complete the sentence. The Requirements Management Phase _____________________. 

A. addresses and resolves requirements between ADM phases 

B. is a central process that prioritizes requirements for all ADM phases 

C. is used to dispose of resolved requirements for all ADM phases 

D. generates new requirements and passes them to all ADM phases 

E. stores requirements and manages their flow into relevant ADM phases 

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