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Question 19

Scenario:

Your role is that of Lead Enterprise Architect within a vacation property management firm that has been growing through acquisition. The firm manages over 200 resort properties across North America. Many of the resort properties use the same internal IT systems that they used before they were acquired. Until recently, the only requirement that has been placed on each property is that they use a standard financial reporting system to report their financial results to the headquarters on a weekly basis.

The CEO has stated his concerns about the inefficiencies of the current approach and identified the need to change. He has defined a new strategic vision that will enhance the business by standardizing its operations across the network to provide consolidated financial, human resources, logistics, sales and marketing, and yield management. He has also stated that he expects results by the end of the current fiscal year.

These changes will provide the company with improved utilization of its capacity and more efficient operations. The addition of a corporate-wide data warehouse will provide analytics that will enable the marketing group to improve its ability to target advertising into key markets to improve yields.

The firm has a mature enterprise architecture practice and uses TOGAF 9 as the method and guiding framework. The CIO is the sponsor of the activity.

In planning this change, the Chief Architect engaged the services of a well-known consulting firm that specializes in business strategy. An initial study has been conducted to identify the strategic changes needed to implement the CEO's vision. This recently completed with approval of a strategic architecture encompassing the entire firm, including detailed requirements and recommendations.

Based on the recommendations from the initial study, the firm has taken the decision to adopt a packaged suite of integrated applications that is tailored to the needs of the hospitality industry.

You have been asked by the Chief Architect to justify the best approach for architecture development to realize the CEO's vision.

Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

    Correct Answer: A

    In this scenario, the target architecture should be defined first, followed by transition planning. The reason for this approach is that the strategic vision and architecture, which encompasses the entire firm and includes detailed requirements and recommendations, have already been established. By defining the target architecture first, the firm ensures that the current problems and inefficiencies are not carried forward and that the proposed solution addresses the requirements identified in the initial study. This approach aligns with TOGAF’s guidance for focusing on the target architecture to avoid perpetuating the sub-optimal aspects of the baseline architecture.

Discussion
chandankOption: A

Answer: A. Architectural Definition of Bounded Change Initiatives Architecture Development (Target First) Transition Planning Focus on elaborating the target to meet a previously defined and agreed vision, scope, or set of constraints. Use the target as a basis for analysis to avoid perpetuation of baseline, sub-optimal architectures.

Divya07Option: A

it should be A check out https://pubs.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf92-doc/m/chap18.html - section 18.4 for Togaf 9.2

aurzauOption: A

Answer is A. I got 100% and this was one of my questions.

mrg998Option: A

Answer is A. A friend got this in the exam, answered A and got 100%.

Prince_COption: A

Answer is A

tomvikOption: C

Ans should be C , We focus on Target Architecture but need to through with all ADM phases to gather requirement for each architecture domain.

93madox

Because B to D is not an iteration. Going only from B-D doesnt touch SBBs, nor Transition. Here we have packed solution that is already selected.

Sankar88Option: A

It should have been A, because old systems are acquired ones and when new common system for entire enterprise is adopted, why do we want to care about baseline first architecture approach ?

anotherstoriOption: C

Answer should be C. What the external firm did is akin to the Architecture Vision phase. Now, B-D are needed. Answer A says so too but doesn't elaborate.

rkustagiOption: D

The answer is D. This deals with current capability and transition architectures that eventually move organisation to Target architecture

BNSRK

"This will identify retirements " this disqualifies D. Given scenario states "This recently completed with approval of a strategic architecture encompassing the entire firm, including detailed requirements and recommendations"

BNSRK

B also says about identify requirements.

OPENSOFTOption: A

Why can't be B? Beteween A. and B. I dont understand why can't be B.

sameersoftyhclOption: D

I think D is the right answer because: Bounded Change Initiative is only applicable as below: [Focus on elaborating the target to meet a previously defined and agreed vision, scope, or set of constraints. Use the target as a basis for analysis to avoid perpetuation of baseline, suboptimal architectures.] But in this case, the Org has already decided to use Packaged APPLICATION INTEGRATION suite. So we need to start with baseline Technology Architecture.

93madox

TOGAF prefers TopDown appraoch - Target first then baseline. Baseline first would only be present if there is no Baseline at all AND solution that is in mind is not packed Off-The-Shelf product. In all other cases Target comes first.

gomzee123Option: C

Answer should be C. Business Stratergy is still reviewed.

CarlosPinheiroOption: A

I think the question is related to Architectural Engagement. In specific to the Architectural Definition of Bounded Change Initiatives. The strategic vision and the need for change have already been agreed upon and approved. The vision also represents the CIO Visio, not the EA vision. So, i guess the next step should be to get into a preliminary phase and Phase A to develop that architectural vision. This is why A is the best answer and not C.

Red8aronOption: A

In the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM), the target architecture is developed before the implementation or transition planning. The target architecture represents the desired future state of the organization's architecture and is based on the business requirements, goals, and objectives identified during the architecture development process.

khaled890Option: A

it's Nabil that say it :)

PrasadvdOption: A

A makes most sense as this satisfies Bounded initiative with a target first approach as well provides for transition palnning across the business units

Kmkmk12Option: A

Answer should be A - We start with the Target Architecture