OG0-093 · Question #203
Scenario Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question You are serving as the Lead Architect for an enterprise architecture project team within a leading medical device manufacturer that s
The correct answer is D. Use a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix as a planning tool.. The scenario involves developing a new medical device with competition and regulatory requirements. The Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix is an enterprise architecture artifact that helps summarize the differences between current and future states, proposed sol
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Scenario Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question You are serving as the Lead Architect for an enterprise architecture project team within a leading medical device manufacturer that specializes in miniature devices. The latest product under development is a tiny wireless device that can be 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 within the company has been engaged in an architecture development project to create a secure networked collaboration system that will allow researchers at its product development laboratories worldwide to share information about their independent clinical trials. The Enterprise Architecture group is a mature organization that has been utilizing TOGAF for several years. They use the TOGAF 9 ADM with extensions required to support current good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices in their target markets. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the information that is managed, 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 Security Architecture has been defined. The Executive Vice President for Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture activity. She has stated that the changes to the enterprise architecture for the new system 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 Scenario, you have been asked to recommend the approach to identify the work packages that will be included in the Transition Architecture(s). Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
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- ADetermine the set of Solution Building Blocks required by identifying which Solution Building
- BCreate an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix and a Consolidated Gaps,
- CGroup the Solution Building Blocks from a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies
- DUse a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix as a planning tool.
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(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- B7% (2)
- C14% (4)
- D75% (21)
Why each option
The scenario involves developing a new medical device with competition and regulatory requirements. The Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix is an enterprise architecture artifact that helps summarize the differences between current and future states, proposed solutions, and their relationships.
Determining the set of Solution Building Blocks is an earlier step in the architecture development process, typically preceding the consolidation of gaps, solutions, and dependencies into a matrix. This task focuses on identifying the components needed, not on how to use the consolidated analysis for planning.
Creating an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix and a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix describes the *creation* of these artifacts, not the *use* of the latter once it has been established. The question implicitly asks for the next logical action after these artifacts are in a usable state.
Grouping Solution Building Blocks is a valid activity within enterprise architecture, often done during the development of specific architectures or during implementation planning, but it is a specific action on a subset of information, not the overarching use of the Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix itself. Grouping is a step that might use the matrix's information, but it's not the matrix's ultimate purpose.
Once a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix has been developed, its primary purpose is to act as a comprehensive planning tool. This matrix allows architects to effectively sequence, prioritize, and manage the implementation roadmap for identified solutions, ensuring all gaps are addressed and dependencies are managed in a structured manner. This structured approach is essential for complex projects with competitive and regulatory pressures.
Concept tested: TOGAF ADM - Gaps, Solutions, and Dependencies Matrix use
Source: https://pubs.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf9-doc/arch/chap23.html
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