OGEA-103 Practice Questions

What are the following activities part of?

• Initial risk assessment

• Risk mitigation and residual risk assessment

• Risk monitoring

Which of the following best describes the class of information known as the Reference Library within the Architecture Repository?

Complete the sentence. The “Statement” part of the recommended TOGAF template for Architecture Principles:

Consider the following statement.

According to the TOGAF standard, a governed approach of a particular deliverable will ensure adherence to the principles, standards, and requirements of the existing or developing architectures.

Which deliverable does this refer to?

Exhibit:

Consider the image showing basic architectural concepts.

What are items A and B?

Complete the sentence. The architecture domains that are considered by the TOGAF standard as subsets of an overall enterprise architecture are Business, Technology,

Full Scenario

You are employed as an Enterprise Architect working at a company that creates and sells products targeted at the end-user market. These products are sold worldwide through retail outlets.

You are part of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team reporting to the EA team leader. The Enterprise Architecture practice at the company is sponsored by the Chief Technology Officer. The EA team has operated successfully for several years and has well developed processes based on the TOGAF standard. The EA team’s responsibilities include architecting product development processes and customer experience.

The company uses Agile product management techniques and Agile development practices. The EA team works with the product management teams, supporting and enabling the Agile development teams.

The company is in the middle of a digital transformation where it will extend its product range from physical products to also include digital products and digital services. This includes each of its product lines making the change to offer direct-to-consumer digital products and services associated with their existing physical products.

You are working with the EA team leader to develop a plan for the overall digital transformation project. You have been asked to work on a specific product line, which is experimenting with new direct-to-consumer digital products using a third-party platform. This project took a Minimum Viable Architecture approach, including a shallow architecture development iteration with a focus on the Application Architecture, followed by a quick and minimal implementation.

The initial feedback from customers shows low engagement and limited interest, suggesting that the new offerings may not align with customer needs. Looking at the data, it is clear that the products are not reaching the target audience that they were designed for, leading to a failure to meet the revenue target.

Question:

How will you gather information to address the low customer engagement and missed revenue target?

Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.

You are employed as an Enterprise Architect working within an Enterprise Architecture (EA) team at a car manufacturing company. Enterprise Architecture (EA) provides the company with a comprehensive framework to develop and manage their manufacturing infrastructure, processes for component production, and design and testing systems.

The company is moving ahead with switching to electric power for its vehicles. The shift from combustion engines to electric motors marks a fundamental transformation for the company. As a result, the company has invested heavily in a new standardized design, production efforts, and components to use across all its brands.

A challenge that the company is facing is to maintain quality while increasing the number of vehicles coming off the production line to meet customer demand. Significant supply chain shortages for some components are impacting production. In response to this the company has taken design and production of the battery pack in-house and contracted new suppliers.

You are working on a project to improve the manufacturing process and systems to design, produce, and test the battery pack. As part of putting the new battery pack into production, changes to the assembly processes need to be made. A successful trial has been completed at a single location. The Chief Engineer, sponsor of the project, and the Architecture Board have approved the plan to roll out these changes to each of the manufacturing plants.

The EA team leader has called a meeting. He notes that the Architecture Contract will serve as the key connection between architecture and implementation organizations. Preliminary Architecture Contracts are being developed to detail the work needed to put in place the new processes for each location. The company mixes internal teams with a few third-party contractors at the locations. The Chief Engineer is worried that the implementation and deployment will not be consistent and of satisfactory quality across all the locations.

The company uses the TOGAF standard as the foundation for its work, including the company’s internal Enterprise Architecture framework. Also, the company uses different management frameworks including business planning, project management, and operations management. The company has factories in North America, Europe, and Asia. The EA team is responsible for all the manufacturing plants.

Question:

The EA team leader has asked you for the best way to address the Chief Engineer’s concern.

Based on the TOGAF standard, which of the following is the best answer?

Scenario:

You are working as an Enterprise Architect within a company providing legal services. The company operates in many countries and has a complicated structure. Every office must follow the local regulations in their country.

The company’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) department has been operating for several years and has mature, well-developed architecture governance and development processes based on the TOGAF standard. In addition to the EA program, the company has several management frameworks, including business planning, project/portfolio management, and operations management. The Architecture Board includes representatives from all parts of the company.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture program. The CIO has actively encouraged architecting with agility within the EA department as the preferred approach for projects. The CIO has given approval for a Request for Architecture Work to explore the adoption of an AI-powered system for managing legal cases and financial processes.

Senior management has become more concerned about business performance, especially with the advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Many of the company’s competitors have started using AI to assist with legal strategies, streamline processes, and boost productivity. One of the most important benefits AI has for the business is its ability to increase accuracy and minimize mistakes.

Some of the top managers are worried about a change in the way of working, and if it will achieve the business goals. Their staff also fear that management will use the AI system to measure their performance. The CIO wants to know how to address these concerns and reduce risks.

The new system is expected to guide legal professionals and analysts on which tasks to focus on. The main goals are to improve productivity and make better use of staff. In addition, the CIO hopes these changes will lead to higher customer satisfaction.

Refer to the scenario:

You have been asked to respond to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) recommending an approach that would enable the development of an architecture that addresses the concerns of the top managers and the multiple branches in different parts of the company.

Based on the TOGAF standard, which of the following is the best answer?

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

You are employed as an Enterprise Architect in a team at a large company. The

company sells luxury food and drinks in more than 10,000 stores worldwide. The

company is a leader in using technology to connect with its customers. This includes

online ordering, mobile apps, and rewards programs. The company is also famous for

bringing new ideas to the market, like ordering through apps, using Al to suggest

personalized options, self-service pickup stations, and changing prices based on

demand.

The stores are open every day. They send timely sales data to a central system that

manages inventory. This system can predict what products are needed, adjust how

much stock there is, and order more stock automatically. The stores and the main

inventory system work directly with the mobile apps, allowing orders to be made

online. The central inventory system is located at the company's main data center.

The company will merge with a major competitor. This competitor has a synergistic

business. Leaders from both companies have told shareholders that the merger will

happen fast. There will be minimal impact for customers. All stores will keep the

current brand names. They will combine their systems, choosing the best ones to use.

This means their store management and back-office systems will become one. They

will stop using duplicate systems and use one main system to manage the stores.

They will also cut down on the number of back-office applications they use.

The Request for Architecture Work to oversee the merger has been approved.

Stakeholders, concerns, and business requirements have been identified. The

stakeholders have made it clear that they expect to continue to be able to innovate

quickly, and that changes should not restrict that capability. The scope of what is

inside and what is outside the architecture efforts has been confirmed. The next step

is to revisit and review the Architecture Principles, as they form part of the constraints

on architecture work.

Business Continuity is essential given that the business depends on real-time

ordering and automated inventory management. During the systems integration,

maintaining service for customers and inventory operations must be prioritized

Refer to the scenario

You have been asked to identify the most relevant Architecture Principles for the

merger besides Business Continuity.

Based on the TOGAF standard, which of the following is the best answer?

[Note: You should assume that the company follows the example set of Architecture

Principles provided in the TOGAF standard, ADM Techniques, Architecture Principles

chapter.]