Please read this scenario prior to answering the question
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?
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question
You are employed as an Enterprise Architect at a multinational energy company. The company is committed to reducing its emissions. To achieve this, the company is increasing production of renewable energy and adopting eco-friendly practices.
The company has an Enterprise Architecture (RA) practice and follows the TOGAF standard for its EA framework. The EA team manages all the major projects in the company. The EA team reports to the Chief Technical Officer (CTO), who is the sponsor of the EA program. The Architecture Board is made up of senior leaders from all parts of the company.
The company is starting to invest in developing various kinds of renewable energy projects, including solar, and wind. A large part of the growth in its renewable energy portfolio has come from buying other companies. The company is keen on acquiring small startups and mid-size companies to leverage their technical innovations. This way, the company aims to outperform its competitors, scale rapidly, and establish a presence in new markets.
The existing business and the newly acquired companies are not working well together, which increasingly causes problems. In response, a strategic plan was created and approved. The plan aims to make the merged companies work more effectively together. This will save money by sharing their common assets, including fixed capital assets, research and development facilities, and resources.
The EA team have been asked to oversee the transformation to carry out the strategic plan. A Request for Architecture Work for the project has created and has been approved. The goal is to strengthen the company ' s position in the market and reduce costs by taking advantage of economies of scale. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has stated that to stay competitive and relevant, the company must transform or entirely reinvent its business model.
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What needs to be done to make sure that the company succeeds with the changes and how should risks be managed?
Based on the TOGAF standard, which of the following is the best answer?
Which ADM Phase includes creation of an Enterprise Architecture Capability?
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Architecture Roadmap?