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Scenario Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question You are serving as an Enterprise Architect at a large aerospace company. It designs, manufactures and sells civil and military…

The correct answer is D. You would describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog. To address the consolidation and reduction of redundant procurement processes and systems, the focus should be on defining the desired future state of business services.

ADM Phase B: Business Architecture

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Scenario Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question You are serving as an Enterprise Architect at a large aerospace company. It designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aviation products worldwide and manufactures in multiple countries both inside and outside of the European Union. The company has grown rapidly by acquisition and has inherited numerous different procurement processes and related IT systems. Recently, several procurement processes, within the civil aviation business, have had problems related to the timing of purchases, which has led to excess inventory. The Vice President in charge of Supply Chain Management has made the decision to consolidate and reduce redundant procurement processes and systems. He has committed to the CEO that the business will move to a "Just-in-time" procurement system so as to keep inventory costs low. The TOGAF standard is used for internal Enterprise Architecture activities. At present, there are no architectural assets in the Architecture Repository related to this initiative. All assets will need to be acquired, customized, or created from scratch. The company prefers to implement commercial off the shelf package applications with little customization. The CIO, who is the project sponsor, has stated that she is not concerned about preserving the existing procurement processes or systems. This project is using an iterative approach for executing the Architecture Development Method (ADM). The architecture development project has completed the Architecture Vision Phase and has started a number of iteration cycles to develop the Architecture. As a packaged application is being considered, the next iteration will include both the Business and Application Architectures. Stakeholder concerns that should be addressed by these architectures include: 1. What groups of people should be involved in procurement-related business processes? 2. What applications will these groups use once the architecture development is complete? 3. What non-procurement applications will need to be integrated with the new procurement applications? 4. What are the dependences between the non-procurement and the new procurement applications? Refer to the Scenario [Note: You may need to refer to the Architectural Artifacts chapter, section 31.6 (located in Part IV) within 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 the TOGAF standard, Version 9.2, which of the following is the best answer?

Options

  • AYou would describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Baseline Business Process
  • BYou would describe the Baseline Business Architecture with an Organization/Actor catalog, a
  • CYou would describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Interaction matrix, and a
  • DYou would describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog,

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    6% (1)
  • C
    11% (2)
  • D
    78% (14)

Why each option

To address the consolidation and reduction of redundant procurement processes and systems, the focus should be on defining the desired future state of business services.

AYou would describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Baseline Business Process

While understanding the baseline is important, the core problem and VP's goal are about moving to a *future* consolidated state, making the Target Architecture the primary focus.

BYou would describe the Baseline Business Architecture with an Organization/Actor catalog, a

An Organization/Actor catalog describes roles, but a Business Service/Function catalog directly addresses the *process and system redundancy* in the desired target state more effectively than organization structures.

CYou would describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Interaction matrix, and a

A Business Interaction matrix and Process diagram are valuable for detailing the target architecture, but a Business Service/Function catalog provides a foundational, higher-level view of the consolidated services that directly addresses the VP's mandate for rationalization.

DYou would describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog,Correct

The scenario describes a problem with current processes and a commitment to consolidate and reduce redundancy, which necessitates defining a Target Business Architecture. A Business Service/Function catalog for the target state clearly articulates the rationalized and consolidated services and functions that the business will provide, directly supporting the goal of eliminating redundancy and improving efficiency.

Concept tested: TOGAF ADM - Phase B, Target Business Architecture artifacts

Source: https://pubs.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf10-doc/arch/chap07.html#tag_07_04_02

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#Target Business Architecture#Business Service Catalog#Business Process

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