OGEA-103 Practice Questions

Which statement about Requirements Management is most correct?

Complete the sentence The TOGAF standard covers the development of four architecture domains. Business. Data, Technology and__________________.

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

You have been appointed as Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA). reporting to the Chief Technical Officer (CTO), of a company established as a separate operating entity by a major automotive manufacturer. The mission of the company is to build a new industry leading unified technology and software platform for electric vehicles.

The company uses the TOGAF Standard as the basis for its Enterprise Architecture (EA) framework, and architecture development follows the purpose-based EA Capability model as described in the TOGAF Series Guide: A Practitioners ' Approach to Developing Enterprise Architecture Following the TOGAF® ADM.

An end-to-end Target Architecture has been completed with a roadmap for change over a five-year period. The new platform will be a cross-functional effort between hardware and software teams, with significant changes over the old platform. It is expected to be developed in several stages over three years. The EA team has inherited the architecture for the previous generation hardware and software automotive platform, some of which can be carried over to the new unified platform. The EA team has started to define the new platform, including defining which parts of the architecture to carry forward.

Enough of the Business Architecture has been defined, so that work can commence on the Information Systems and Technology Architectures. Those need to be defined to support the core business services that the company plans to provide. The core services will feature an innovative approach with swarm data generated by vehicles, paving the way for autonomous driving in the future.

The presentation and access to different variations of data that the company plans to offer through its platform pose an architecture challenge. The application portfolio and supporting infrastructure need to interact with various existing cloud services and data-

Refer to the scenario

You have been asked what approach should be taken to determine and organize the work to deliver the requested architectures?

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

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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.]

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question.

You are employed as an Enterprise Architect within an Enterprise Architecture (EA) team at an environmental agency. The agency has multiple divisions, and is responsible for overseeing environmental protection, regulation, and conservation efforts.

The agency has a well-established EA practice and follows the TOGAF standard as its method for architecture development. Along with the EA program, the agency also uses various management frameworks, including business planning, project/portfolio management, and operations management. The EA program is sponsored by the Chief Information Officer (CIO), who has actively promoted architecting with agility within the EA department as the preferred approach for projects.

The agency is preparing itself for a world where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely adopted. As a result, the agency is looking to determine the impact and role that AI will play moving forward.

The CIO has approved a Request for Architecture Work to look at how AI can be used for services across the agency. She has noted that digital platforms will be a priority for investment in order to scale the planned AI applications. Using AI to automate tasks and make things run smoother is seen as a big advantage. Process automation, and improved efficiency from manual, repetitive activities has been identified as the key benefits of applying generative AI to their agency’s business. This will include back-office automation, for example, for help center agents who receive hundreds of email inquiries. This should also improve services for their customers by making them more efficient and personalized, tailored to each individual’s needs.

Many of the agency leaders are worried about relying too much on AI. Some leaders think their employees will need to learn new skills. Some employees are worried they might lose their jobs to AI. Other leaders worry about security and cyber resilience in the digital platforms needed for AI to be successful.

Question:

Refer to the scenario.

The EA team leader has asked how to address the concerns, and how to manage the risks of a new architecture for the project.

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

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Your role is that of a consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect to an international supplier of

engineering services and automated manufacturing systems. It has three manufacturing plants

where it assembles both standard and customized products for industrial production

automation. Each of these plants has been operating its own planning and production

scheduling systems, as well as applications and control systems that drive the automated

production line.

The Enterprise Architecture department has been operating for several years and has mature,

well-developed architecture governance and development processes that are based on the

TOGAF Standard. The CIO sponsors the Enterprise Architecture.

During a recent management meeting, a senior Vice-President highlighted an interview where

a competitor company ' s CIO is reported as saying that their production efficiency had been

improved by replacing multiple planning and scheduling systems with a common Enterprise

Resource Planning (ERP) system located in a central data center. Some discussion followed,

with the CIO responding that the situations are not comparable, and the current architecture is

already optimized.

In response, the Architecture Board approved a Request for Architecture Work covering the

investigations to determine if such an architecture transformation would lead to improvements

in efficiency. You have been assigned to support the architecture team working on this project.

A well-known concern of the plant managers is about the security and reliability of driving their

planning and production scheduling from a remote centralized system. Any chosen system

would also need to support the current supply chain network consisting of local partners at

each of the plants.

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You have been asked to explain how you will initiate the architecture project.

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

Complete the sentence. The purpose of the Gap Analysis technique is to

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

Which of the following are two of the architecture domains that are considered as subsets of an overall Enterprise Architecture?

Which of the following is a purpose of Phase A of the TOGAF ADM?