Scenario: Vittronics Ltd.
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Vittronics Ltd. is a leading medical device manufacturer in the highly competitive market for Migraine Headache Pain Management (MHPM) devices. These tiny wireless devices are implanted in the brain and can deliver a precise electric shock when the wearable Pain Control Unit (PCU) detects an increase in stress induced by the onset of a migraine headache.
This technology will be a breakthrough in the treatment of this condition, and several competitors are striving to be the first to introduce a product into the market. However, all of them must demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of their products in a set of clinical trials that will satisfy the regulatory requirements of the countries in the target markets.
The Enterprise Architecture group at Vittronics has been engaged in an architecture development project to create a Secure Private Immersive Collaborative Environment (SPICE) that will allow researchers at its product development laboratories worldwide to share information about their independent clinical trials.
The Vittronics Enterprise Architecture group is a mature organization that has been utilizing TOGAF for several years. They have recently upgraded to TOGAF 9. The Vittronics Architecture Development Method (VADM) is strictly based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Development Method (ADM) with extensions required to support current good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices in their target markets.
The SPICE project team has now completed the Business, Information Systems, and Technology Architecture phases and has produced a complete set of deliverables for each phase. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the information that is managed in SPICE, special care was taken to ensure that each architecture domain included an examination of the security and privacy issues that are relevant for each domain. A corresponding SPICE Security Architecture has been defined.
The Executive Vice President for Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture activity. He has stated that the changes to the SPICE architecture will need to be rolled out on a geographic basis that will minimize disruptions to ongoing clinical trials. The work will need to be done in stages and rolled out in geographical regions.
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You are serving as the Lead Architect for the SPICE project team.
You have been asked to recommend the approach to identify the work packages that will be included in the Transition Architecture(s).
Based en TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• A.Create an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix and a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix. For each gap, identify a proposed solution and classify it as new development, purchased solution, or based on an existing product. Group similar solutions together to form work packages. Identify dependencies between work packages factoring in the clinical trial schedules. Regroup the packages into a set of Capability Increments scheduled into a series of Transition Architectures and documented in an Architecture Definition Increments Table.
• B.Determine the set of Solution Building Blocks required by identifying which Solution Building Blocks need to be developed and which need to be procured. Eliminate any duplicate building blocks. Group the remaining Solution Building Blocks together to create the work packages using a CRLO matrix. Rank the work packages in terms of cost and select the most cost-effective options for inclusion in a series of Transition Architectures. Schedule the roll out of the work packages to be sequential across the geographic regions.
• C.Group the Solution Building Blocks from a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix into a set of work packages. Using the matrix as a planning tool, regroup the work packages to account for dependencies. Sequence the work packages into the Capability Increments needed to achieve the Target Architecture. Schedule the rollout one region at a time. Document the progression of the enterprise architecture using an Enterprise Architecture State Evolution table.
• D.Use a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix as a planning tool. For each gap classify whether the solution is either a new development, purchased solution, or based on an existing product.
  Group the similar solutions together to define the work packages. Regroup the work packages into a set of Capability Increments to transition to the Target Architecture taking into account the schedule for clinical trials.

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Your role is that of a consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect in a company that develops wind turbines for
use in wind farms. The company has three manufacturing facilities, one in North America, one in Asia, and one
in Europe. Each of these facilities supplies the power industry in its region.
The company recognizes that the long-term technical potential of wind energy can address the current global
dependency on carbon fuels, in order to do so this will require wind turbines to be installed over the large areas
and in areas of higher wind resources. In particular offshore wind farms can contribute substantially more
energy than land stationed turbines.
The research arm of the company has pioneered the development of an offshore wind turbine design, with an
improved turbine blade and power system, that will produce up to 20% more energy. This will allow the
production of significantly more salable energy. This new design is ready to go into production.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture practice supported by a cross-functional Architecture
Board and uses the TOGAF standard. The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Operating Officer co-
sponsor the Enterprise Architecture program.
As part of putting the new design into production, a pilot architecture project has defined an updated standard
approach for controlling the automated test systems used to perform final quality assurance. The Chief
Engineer, sponsor of the activity, and the Architecture Board have approved the plan for immediate
implementation at each plant.
Architecture Contracts have been developed that detail the work needed to implement and deploy the new
automated test system controller for each location. The Chief Engineer has expressed concern that a uniform
process be employed at each location to ensure consistency and a low blade failure rate.
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You have been asked to recommend the best approach to address the Chief Engineer's concern.
Based on the TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2, which of the following is the best answer?

• A.You use the Architecture Contracts to manage the architecture governance processes for the project
  across the locations. You deploy monitoring tools to assess the performance of each completed steam
  turbine at each location and develop change requirements if necessary.
  You recommend that if a deviation from the contract is detected the Architecture Board should modify the
  Architecture Contract to allow the implementation organization the ability to customize the process to meet
  their local needs. As a result, you then issue a new Request for Architecture Work to implement the
  modified Architecture Definition.
• B.You review the applicable Architecture Contract for each location, ensuring that it addresses the project
  objectives, effectiveness metrics, acceptance criteria, and risk management. In cases where the contract is
  issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a legally enforceable contract.
  You schedule compliance reviews at key points in the implementation process to ensure that the work is
  proceeding in accordance with the Architecture Board reviews all deviations from the Architecture Contract,
  and considers whether or not to grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization to customize
  the process to meet their local needs.
• C.You create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern implementation and migration process at each
  location. For internal development projects, you issue a memorandum of understanding between the
  Architecture Board and the implementation organization. Fir contracts issued to an external party, you
  ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract.
  You ensure that the Architecture Board reviews all deviations from the Architecture Contract, and considers
  whether or not to grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization to customize the process to
  meet their local needs.
• D.You create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern the implementation and migration process. If
  the contract is issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract. For
  internal development projects, you decide it is adequate to utilize a memorandum of understanding
  between the Architecture Board and the implementation organization.
  You recommend that if a deviation from the Architecture Contrast is detected, the Architecture Board grant
  a dispensation to allow the implementation organization the ability to customize the process to meet their
  local needs.

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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.
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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?

• A.You recommend that this engagement define the baseline Technology Architecture first in order to assess the current infrastructure capacity and capability. Then the focus should be on transition planning and architecture deployment. This will identify retirements to ensure that the projects are sequenced in an optimal fashion so as to realize the vision.
• B.You recommend that the target architecture is defined first, followed by transition planning. This is because the vision is well understood and the strategic architecture agreed. This will ensure that the current problems and inefficiencies of the baseline architecture are not carried forward, and that the proposed solution addresses the requirements identified in the initial study.
• C.You recommend that the team focus on defining the target architecture by going through the architecture definition phases (B-D). This is because the initial study identified the need to change. This will ensure that the change can be defined in a structured manner and address the requirements needed to realize the vision.
• D.You recommend that the team focus on architecture definition, with a specific emphasis on understanding the strategic change parameters of the business strategy. Once understood, the team will be in the best position to identify the requirements, drivers, issues, and constraints for this engagement. You would ensure that the target architecture addresses non-functional requirements so as to ensure the target architecture is robust and secure.

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Scenario: Vittronics Ltd.
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Vittronics Ltd. is a leading medical device manufacturer in the highly competitive market for Migraine Headache
Pain Management (MHPM) devices. These tiny wireless devices are implanted in the brain and can deliver a
precise electric shock when the wearable Pain Control Unit (PCU) detects an increase in stress induced by the
onset of a migraine headache.
This technology will be a breakthrough in the treatment of this condition, and several competitors are striving to
be the first to introduce a product into the market. However, all of them must demonstrate the effectiveness
and safety of their products in a set of clinical trials that will satisfy the regulatory requirements of the countries
in the target markets.
The Enterprise Architecture group at Vittronics has been engaged in an architecture development project to
create a Secure Private Immersive Collaborative Environment (SPICE) that will allow researchers at its product
development laboratories worldwide to share information about their independent clinical trials.
The Vittronics Enterprise Architecture group is a mature organization that has been utilizing TOGAF for several
years. They have recently upgraded to TOGAF 9. The Vittronics Architecture Development Method (VADM) is
strictly based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Development Method (ADM) with extensions required to support
current good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices in their target markets.
The SPICE project team has now completed the Business, Information Systems, and Technology Architecture
phases and has produced a complete set of deliverables for each phase. Due to the highly sensitive nature of
the information that is managed in SPICE, special care was taken to ensure that each architecture domain
included an examination of the security and privacy issues that are relevant for each domain. A corresponding
SPICE Security Architecture has been defined.
The Executive Vice President for Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture activity.
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You are serving as the Lead Architect for the SPICE project team.
As required by TOGAF, the SPICE project team res completed a Business Transformation Readiness
Assessment in Phase A (Architecture Vision). In that assessment, it was determined that there are risks
associated with the adoption of the Immersive Collaborative Environment. Despite a clear expression of the
vision and the business need for utilizing SPICE to accelerate the clinical trials, the researchers have been
resisting the change because of concerns about safeguarding individually identifiable information about the
subjects who were participating in the trials.
You have been asked to recommend how this situation be managed in the implementation planning phases.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• A.You decide to return to Phase A, where the team should brainstorm a technical solution that mitigates the
  residual risks presented by the privacy issue. Then, during Phase D, you will direct the team to develop an
  Architecture Building Block to manage the security risks. After that, the team should select Solution Building
  Blocks that mitigate all of the identified risks and revise the Requirements Impact Statement to reflect the
  changes to the high-level solutions strategy and migration plan.
• B.You decide that in Phase E, the team determines an approach to implementing an overall strategic
  direction that will address and mitigate the risks identified.
• C.You decide that in Phase E, the team creates an overall solutions strategy that can guide the Target
  Architecture implementation and structure the Transition Architectures. You check that there is consensus
  before proceeding.
• D.You decide that in Phase E, the team review the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment and
  identify, classify, and mitigate the risks associated with the identified readiness factors. If the risks can be
  satisfactorily mitigated, then you would continue to define a high-level solutions strategy that includes the
  Transition Architectures needed to make the change culturally and technically feasible.

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Scenario: Vittronics Ltd.
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question Vittronics Ltd. is a leading medical device manufacturer in the highly competitive market for Migraine Headache Pain Management (MHPM) devices. These tiny wireless devices are implanted in the brain and can deliver a precise electric shock when the wearable Pain Control Unit (PCU) detects an increase in stress induced by the onset of a migraine headache.
This technology will be a breakthrough in the treatment of this condition, and several competitors are striving to be the first to introduce a product into the market. However, all of them must demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of their products in a set of clinical trials that will satisfy the regulatory requirements of the countries in the target markets.
The Enterprise Architecture group at Vittronics has been engaged in an architecture development project to create a Secure Private Immersive Collaborative Environment (SPICE) that will allow researchers at its product development laboratories worldwide to share information about their independent clinical trials.
The Vittronics Enterprise Architecture group is a mature organization that has been utilizing TOGAF for several years. They have recently upgraded to TOGAF 9. The Vittronics Architecture Development Method (VADM) is strictly based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Development Method (ADM) with extensions required to support current good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices in their target markets.
The SPICE project team has now completed the Business, Information Systems, and Technology Architecture phases and has produced a complete set of deliverables for each phase. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the information that is managed in SPICE, special care was taken to ensure that each architecture domain included an examination of the security and privacy issues that are relevant for each domain. A corresponding SPICE Security Architecture has been defined.
The Executive Vice President for Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture activity. He has stated that the changes to the SPICE architecture will need to be rolled out on a geographic basis that will minimize disruptions to ongoing clinical trials. The work will need to be done in stages and rolled out in geographical regions.
Refer to the Vittronics Ltd Scenario
You are serving as the Lead Architect for the SPICE project team.
You have been asked to recommend the approach to identify the work packages that will be included in the Transition Architecture(s).
Based en TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

• A.Determine the set of Solution Building Blocks required by identifying which Solution Building Blocks need to be developed and which need to be procured. Eliminate any duplicate building blocks. Group the remaining Solution Building Blocks together to create the work packages using a CRLO matrix. Rank the work packages in terms of cost and select the most cost-effective options for inclusion in a series of Transition Architectures. Schedule the roll out of the work packages to be sequential across the geographic regions.
• B.Group the Solution Building Blocks from a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix into a set of work packages. Using the matrix as a planning tool, regroup the work packages to account for dependencies. Sequence the work packages into the Capability Increments needed to achieve the Target Architecture. Schedule the rollout one region at a time. Document the progression of the enterprise architecture using an Enterprise Architecture State Evolution table.
• C.Create an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix and a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix. For each gap, identify a proposed solution and classify it as new development, purchased solution, or based on an existing product. Group similar solutions together to form work packages. Identify dependencies between work packages factoring in the clinical trial schedules. Regroup the packages into a set of Capability Increments scheduled into a series of Transition Architectures and documented in an Architecture Definition Increments Table.
• D.Use a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix as a planning tool. For each gap classify whether the solution is either a new development, purchased solution, or based on an existing product. Group the similar solutions together to define the work packages. Regroup the work packages into a set of Capability Increments to transition to the Target Architecture taking into account the schedule for clinical trials.

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