Which two customer benefits of a Cisco Business architecture engagement are true?

Question

Options

• AIt increases technology spend.
• BIt ensures that solutions are aligned with long-term business strategy.
• CIt provides a technology-centric approach to business problems
• DIt increases IT complexity.
• EIt associates business value with defined business outcomes.

• B
  87% (13)
• C
  7% (1)
• D
  7% (1)

Explanation

A Cisco Business Architecture engagement is fundamentally about aligning IT solutions to business goals and demonstrating measurable value - which is exactly what B and E capture. B is correct because the engagement process maps technology decisions to long-term strategic objectives, preventing misaligned investments. E is correct because it ties deliverables to specific, measurable business outcomes (e.g., reduced cost, faster time-to-market), making the value of IT tangible to stakeholders.

The distractors fail because they describe the opposite of what a business architecture engagement aims to do: A (increasing technology spend) and D (increasing IT complexity) are anti-goals - the engagement is designed to optimize spend and simplify architecture. C is wrong because the approach is business-centric, not technology-centric; technology is the means, not the starting point.

Memory tip: Think "ALIGN and PROVE" - Business Architecture engagements align solutions to strategy (B) and prove value through outcomes (E). If an answer suggests more spending, more complexity, or a tech-first mindset, it's a distractor.

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