OGEA-103 Practice Questions & Answers • ExamPrepare

Question 1

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

You are employed as an Enterprise Architect within a clinical research and health technologies company. The company is dedicated to transforming healthcare with new ideas and advancements. The company has multiple divisions that cover different aspects of the business.

The company’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) department has mature, well-developed architecture governance and development processes following the TOGAF standard. In addition to the EA program, the company has a number of management frameworks in use. The Architecture Board includes representatives from each division 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.

Many of the company’s rivals have begun using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their operations, and the indications are that this will be transformative for healthcare delivery. This is something the EA department has been interested in for a while, and they had recently submitted an architecture Change Request which was approved. As a result, the CIO has approved a Request for Architecture Work to investigate the implementation of AI in the company.

Areas for evaluation include:

How can staff use AI daily in their current roles?

How can AI enhance access to care for patients, and how to make that experience seamless?

How can AI offer new workplace platforms and tools to increase efficiency?

Some of the top managers are worried about a change in the way of working, and if it will achieve the goals. Many are not confident that the company’s risk management processes are adequate for a company-wide integration of generative AI. There are also questions from staff about whether enough specific guidelines and polices have been put in place for responsible use of AI.

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You have been assigned to the architecture development and asked how to address the concerns and manage risk for the project. How do you begin?

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

You recommend that an analysis of the stakeholders is carried out. This will allow the architects to define groups of stakeholders who have common concerns and include development of a Stakeholder Map. The concerns and relevant views should then be defined for each group and recorded in the Architecture Vision document. To mitigate risk, you include a requirement that there be progressive development of the target architecture to ensure there is regular feedback.
You recommend that all the stakeholders be identified, and a Communications Plan created to address the most powerful and influential stakeholders. This plan should include a report that summarizes the key features of the architecture with respect to each division and reflects the stakeholders' requirements. You will check with each key stakeholder that their concerns are being addressed. Risk mitigation should be explicitly addressed as a component of the architecture being developed.
You recommend that models be created for the Draft Business, Data, Application, and Technology Architectures. These can be used to minimize risk, and make sure that the system meets the local regulations for each division. Together with the problem description, and requirements, these should be included in the Architecture Vision document. A formal review should be held with the stakeholders to verify that their concerns are included in the Architecture Vision.
You recommend creation of a simple solution concept diagram to show how the stakeholders will be impacted, and the benefits to the firm. You would also create a benefits diagram showing the various opportunities from adoption of AI-based solutions. A meeting should be held with the main stakeholders to review the diagrams. They can then decide the priorities and sequencing decisions for the architecture development. Risk will be evaluated when defining the Architecture Roadmap.

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Question 2

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You are employed as an Enterprise Architect at a large supermarket chain. The company runs many retail stores, as well as an online grocery shop. Many of the stores used to remain open 24/7, but the number has decreased in recent years. Instead, they now focus on fulfilling online orders during the night.

The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice and uses the TOGAF standard for its architecture development method. The EA practice is involved in all aspects of the business, with oversight provided by an Architecture Board with representatives from different parts of the business. The EA program is sponsored by the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Each store uses a standard method to track sales and inventory. This involves sending accurate timely sales data to a central AI-based inventory management system that can predict demand, adjust stock levels and automate reordering. The central inventory management system is housed at the company’s central data center.

The company has bought a major rival. The Chief Executive Officer believes that a merger will enable growth through combined offerings and cost savings. The decision has been taken to fully integrate the two organizations, including merging retail operations and systems. This means that duplicated systems will be replaced with one standard retail management system. Also, the company will reduce the number of applications that are used. The CIO expects significant savings will be achieved by implementing these changes across the newly merged company.

One improvement that the rival has successfully implemented is the use of hand-held devices within stores, for both customers and staff. This has increased both customer and staff employee satisfaction due to the time savings this has brought. The CIO has given the go-ahead to roll out the devices in all stores but has stated that training on how to use the hand-held devices should be brief because there are a lot of employees, many of whom are part-time.

The Request for Architecture Work to oversee the merger has been approved. The project has been scoped and you have been assigned to work on it. Your role includes managing the architecture for the retail stores. The next step is to revisit and review the Architecture Principles, as they form part of the constraints on architecture work.

Business Continuity is an essential principle given that the business depends on real-time sales data and automated inventory management.

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You have been asked to confirm the most relevant Architecture Principles for the transformation in addition to the Business Continuity principle.

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

[Note: The sequence of the principles listed in each answer does not matter. You should assume the company follows the example set of principles that are provided in the TOGAF standard, ADM Techniques, Architecture Principles chapter.]

Common Use Applications, Data is an Asset, Data is Accessible, Ease of Use
Control Technical Diversity, Interoperability, Data Trustee, Data is Shared
Maximize Benefit to the Enterprise, Common Use Applications, Responsive Change Management, Technology Independence
Common Vocabulary and Data Definitions, Compliance with the Law, Requirements Based Change, Data Security

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Question 3

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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.

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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?

The contracts must specify goals, measures, acceptance terms, and risks. Third-party contracts need to be legally enforceable. There needs to be a schedule of compliance reviews at key points in the implementation process. The Architecture Board must review all deviations from the Architecture Contract. The Architecture Board must consider whether to grant a dispensation to allow the process to be customized for local needs. Establish a dispute resolution mechanism for issues not resolved through the compliance and dispensation processes.
The contracts must be checked to ensure they can direct and control the implementation teams. There must be a memorandum of understanding between the Architecture Board and the implementation organization for project work undertaken by an internal team. There must be fully enforceable legal contracts for any contracts issued to third-party contractors. The Architecture Board must review all deviations from the Architecture Contract and decide if to grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization to customize the process to meet their local needs.
The contracts must be checked to ensure they have flexibility. There must be a legal contract in place for all changes assigned to be made by contractors. There must be a memorandum of understanding between the Architecture Board and the implementation organization for changes made by internal teams. If the implementation organization needs to customize the process to meet their local needs, the Architecture Board will grant a dispensation to allow deviation from the contract.
The contracts must be used to manage the architecture governance processes across the locations. Monitoring tools will be used to assess the performance of each completed battery pack at each location and used to identify the change requirements if necessary. If a deviation from the contract is needed to meet local needs, the Architecture Board should allow the Architecture Contract to be modified. In such cases the Architecture Board must issue a new Request for Architecture Work to implement a modification to the Architecture Definition.

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Question 4

Which of the following describes how the Enterprise Continuum is used when developing an enterprise architecture?

To classify architecture and solution assets
To coordinate with the other management frameworks in use
To describe how an architecture addresses stakeholder concerns
To identify and understand business requirements

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Question 5

What is defined as the effect of uncertainty on objectives?

Risk
Continuity
Threat
Vulnerability

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Question 6

Consider the following chart:

Which concept for Enterprise Architecture Practitioners does it illustrate?

ADM phases must be run simultaneously until the candidate architecture is tested for acceptance.
ADM phases must be run sequentially to produce a candidate architecture.
Enterprise Architects must use Gantt charts to communicate the planning with Stakeholders.
An Enterprise Architecture must be developed in phases with the fixed durations as shown.

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