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OG0-093 · Question #185

Scenario: Acme Widgets Inc. Please read this scenario prior to answering the question Acme Widgets Inc. manufactures a variety of small electromechanical devices. As part of a corporate-wide Lean Manu

The correct answer is D. You would place the strategic Architecture Definition and Transition Architectures under. In a mature TOGAF practice, defined strategic and transition architectures should be formally governed and managed to ensure consistency, compliance, and proper evolution throughout the project lifecycle.

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Scenario: Acme Widgets Inc. Please read this scenario prior to answering the question Acme Widgets Inc. manufactures a variety of small electromechanical devices. As part of a corporate-wide Lean Manufacturing initiative, it has defined a strategic architecture to improve its ability to meet consumer demand and improve its ability to manage its supply chain. The strategic architecture called for the consolidation of multiple Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that have been operating independently in several of the divisions' production facilities. The goal is to replace the functionality of the existing applications with a new ERP product running as a single instance in the company's primary data center. Acme has a mature enterprise architecture practice and uses TOGAF 9 for the basis of its architecture framework, [n addition to the EA program, Acme has a number of management frameworks in use, including business planning, portfolio/project management, and operations management. The EA program is sponsored by the CIO. Each division has completed the Architecture Definition documentation required to tailor and configure the environment to meet its own specific manufacturing requirements. The enterprise architects have analyzed the key corporate change attributes and implementation constraints. A consolidated gap analysis has been completed which has identified the gaps across the Business, Data, Application, and Technology domains. Based on the results of the gap analysis, the architects have reviewed the functional requirements and interoperability requirements needed to integrate the new ERP environment into the existing environment. Based on all of these factors, the architects have assessed the organization's readiness to conduct the business transformation and have produced a risk assessment. Because of the risks posed by the complexity of the current environment, it has been determined that a phased approach is needed to implement the target architectures. The overall implementation process is estimated to take several years. Refer to the Acme Widgets Scenario, your role is consultant to the Lead Architect. The Implementation and Migration Plan v.0.l, the Transition Architectures v1.0, and the Capability Assessment deliverables are now complete. You have been asked to recommend the next steps to prepare the final Implementation and Migration Plan. Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

Options

  • AYou would apply the Business Value Assessment Technique to prioritize the implementation
  • BYou would conduct a set of Compliance Assessments to ensure that the implementation team is
  • CYou would assess how the plan impacts the other frameworks in use.
  • DYou would place the strategic Architecture Definition and Transition Architectures under

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    14% (6)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    10% (4)
  • D
    74% (31)

Why each option

In a mature TOGAF practice, defined strategic and transition architectures should be formally governed and managed to ensure consistency, compliance, and proper evolution throughout the project lifecycle.

AYou would apply the Business Value Assessment Technique to prioritize the implementation

While business value assessment is important, it's typically performed before or during the definition of transition architectures, not as the primary action for managing already defined strategic and transition architectures in a mature practice.

BYou would conduct a set of Compliance Assessments to ensure that the implementation team is

Compliance assessments are a component of architecture governance, but they are not the overarching action for managing the architectures themselves; the truncated phrase also leaves the sentence incomplete.

CYou would assess how the plan impacts the other frameworks in use.

Assessing the impact on other frameworks is an important analytical step during architecture development, but it's not the primary way to manage the strategic and transition architectures themselves within a TOGAF framework.

DYou would place the strategic Architecture Definition and Transition Architectures underCorrect

In a mature enterprise architecture practice using TOGAF 9, the strategic Architecture Definition and Transition Architectures are crucial artifacts that should be placed under formal architecture governance and configuration management. This ensures that the architecture remains consistent, compliant with principles, and properly evolves throughout its lifecycle, especially during a significant consolidation project like migrating to a single ERP instance.

Concept tested: TOGAF Architecture Governance and Configuration Management

Source: https://www.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf9-doc/arch/chap20.html

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#Architecture governance#Strategic architecture#Transition Architecture#ERP consolidation

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