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Which two options are roles of the business architect?

The correct answer is C. Engage with business leaders. D. Develop a customer business roadmap. A business architect operates at the strategic intersection of business and technology, making C (Engage with business leaders) and D (Develop a customer business roadmap) correct - both reflect the role's core focus on understanding executive priorities and translating them…

Business Alignment

Question

Which two options are roles of the business architect?

Options

  • ARespond to RFPs
  • BCoordinate customer technical proof of concepts.
  • CEngage with business leaders.
  • DDevelop a customer business roadmap.
  • EDevelop bill of materials.

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    93% (43)

Explanation

A business architect operates at the strategic intersection of business and technology, making C (Engage with business leaders) and D (Develop a customer business roadmap) correct - both reflect the role's core focus on understanding executive priorities and translating them into long-term strategic direction.

Why the distractors are wrong:

  • A (Respond to RFPs) is typically a sales or solutions architect responsibility, not a business architect's.
  • B (Coordinate customer technical proof of concepts) belongs to technical/solutions architects or pre-sales engineers who validate technical feasibility.
  • E (Develop bill of materials) is a procurement or solutions architect task tied to specific product configurations.

Memory tip: Think of the business architect as the "boardroom bridge" - they talk to leaders (C) and build roadmaps (D). If an answer sounds too technical or transactional (BoM, PoC, RFP), it belongs to a different role.

Topics

#business architect roles#strategic alignment#business roadmapping#stakeholder engagement

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