Question 171
Which one of the following provides a foundation for making architecture and planning decisions, framing policies, procedures, and standards, and supporting resolution of contradictory situations?
Question 172
Scenario:
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You have been assigned the role of Lead Enterprise Architect for a manufacturing firm that specializes in musical instruments. The firm has been established for over 100 years, operating in North America for most of that time. In the last ten years, the firm has expanded into European markets and will soon establish a market in Latin America. A future expansion into the Asia Pacific region is also planned.
The firm is organized into several business units that each focus on manufacturing particular families of instruments such as brass, woodwind, and percussion. Each business unit has acquired other producers to expand its manufacturing capacity. This has resulted in a complex environment with a high diversity of business and manufacturing systems.
The Enterprise Architecture (EA) program within the firm has been functioning for several years. It has made significant progress in consolidating the technology portfolio and establishing key standards. The CIO and the COO are pint sponsors of the EA program. The EA program is mature, with an active Architecture Board and a well-defined architecture process and standard content templates based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Content Framework. The EA process framework is well coordinated with the PMO, Systems Development, and Operations functions.
The firm has completed a strategic plan to reorganize its Sales & Marketing organization according to the four target geographic markets. One of the goals of this reorganization is to improve the ability of Marketing to collect more meaningful market analytics that will enable each sector to better address market needs with effective marketing campaigns and global product presence.
A Request for Architecture Work to address the goals of the reorganization has been approved. As the architecture team commences its work, the CIO has expressed concerns about whether the firm will be able to adapt to the proposed architecture and how to manage the associated risks.
Refer to the Scenario
You have been asked how to address the concerns of the CIO.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question
You have been assigned the role of Lead Enterprise Architect for a manufacturing firm that specializes in musical instruments. The firm has been established for over 100 years, operating in North America for most of that time. In the last ten years, the firm has expanded into European markets and will soon establish a market in Latin America. A future expansion into the Asia Pacific region is also planned.
The firm is organized into several business units that each focus on manufacturing particular families of instruments such as brass, woodwind, and percussion. Each business unit has acquired other producers to expand its manufacturing capacity. This has resulted in a complex environment with a high diversity of business and manufacturing systems.
The Enterprise Architecture (EA) program within the firm has been functioning for several years. It has made significant progress in consolidating the technology portfolio and establishing key standards. The CIO and the COO are pint sponsors of the EA program. The EA program is mature, with an active Architecture Board and a well-defined architecture process and standard content templates based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Content Framework. The EA process framework is well coordinated with the PMO, Systems Development, and Operations functions.
The firm has completed a strategic plan to reorganize its Sales & Marketing organization according to the four target geographic markets. One of the goals of this reorganization is to improve the ability of Marketing to collect more meaningful market analytics that will enable each sector to better address market needs with effective marketing campaigns and global product presence.
A Request for Architecture Work to address the goals of the reorganization has been approved. As the architecture team commences its work, the CIO has expressed concerns about whether the firm will be able to adapt to the proposed architecture and how to manage the associated risks.
Refer to the Scenario
You have been asked how to address the concerns of the CIO.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
Question 173
Complete the sentence. TOGAF defines five criteria for a good set of principles: Understandable, Robust,
Complete, Consistent and_____.
Complete, Consistent and_____.
Question 174
Scenario:
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You have been appointed as a consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect of an international agricultural
company that exports bulbs, flowers and seeds worldwide. The company has its headquarters in the
Netherlands, and has sales and distribution centers in over 30 countries worldwide. Several of these
centers include administrative, manufacturing, and research facilities.
To achieve full integration of their research capabilities with their development centers located in various
climate zones, the company wants to develop strong self-directed teams in each location. It also wants to
define new business models that are profitable while reducing their impact on the environment. The
management team is deeply committed to ensuring that the company is a world leader in socially
responsible seed development with a business strategy that focuses on profitability through
environmentally friendly operating processes.
The international operations of the company are subject to legal and regulatory requirements for each
country where they operate. The production of genetically modified seeds has governmental controls that
are strictly enforced and compliance is critical. Recently a competitor was heavily fined for violating the
regulations in a country where it was developing pest-resistant seeds.
The Governing Board is concerned about the risks posed in this complex global environment, and as a
result has approved the expenditure of resources to establish an Enterprise Architecture program. They
have requested to be informed about the status of projects that could impact regulatory compliance. They
also want to enable the corporate legal staff and auditors to analyze proposed architectures to ensure that
they are within the legal guidelines for a given location. In addition, the research organization should be
able to see that the architecture is appropriate for its needs.
TOGAF 9 has been mandated as the framework for the development and evolution of the Enterprise
Architecture practice. The Preliminary Phase has been completed to establish the enterprise architecture
capability for this project.
Refer to the Scenario
You have been asked to recommend an approach that would enable the development of an architecture
that addresses the needs of the Governing Board, legal staff, auditors and the research organization.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question
You have been appointed as a consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect of an international agricultural
company that exports bulbs, flowers and seeds worldwide. The company has its headquarters in the
Netherlands, and has sales and distribution centers in over 30 countries worldwide. Several of these
centers include administrative, manufacturing, and research facilities.
To achieve full integration of their research capabilities with their development centers located in various
climate zones, the company wants to develop strong self-directed teams in each location. It also wants to
define new business models that are profitable while reducing their impact on the environment. The
management team is deeply committed to ensuring that the company is a world leader in socially
responsible seed development with a business strategy that focuses on profitability through
environmentally friendly operating processes.
The international operations of the company are subject to legal and regulatory requirements for each
country where they operate. The production of genetically modified seeds has governmental controls that
are strictly enforced and compliance is critical. Recently a competitor was heavily fined for violating the
regulations in a country where it was developing pest-resistant seeds.
The Governing Board is concerned about the risks posed in this complex global environment, and as a
result has approved the expenditure of resources to establish an Enterprise Architecture program. They
have requested to be informed about the status of projects that could impact regulatory compliance. They
also want to enable the corporate legal staff and auditors to analyze proposed architectures to ensure that
they are within the legal guidelines for a given location. In addition, the research organization should be
able to see that the architecture is appropriate for its needs.
TOGAF 9 has been mandated as the framework for the development and evolution of the Enterprise
Architecture practice. The Preliminary Phase has been completed to establish the enterprise architecture
capability for this project.
Refer to the Scenario
You have been asked to recommend an approach that would enable the development of an architecture
that addresses the needs of the Governing Board, legal staff, auditors and the research organization.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
Question 175
Which one of the following is an objective of the Preliminary Phase of the ADM?