TOGAF 40

Which Phase of the ADM describes the defining scope and identification of stakeholders?

Requirements management

Preliminary Phase

Architecture Vision

Opportunities and Solutions

This activity occurs outside of the ADM

Which of the following describes an architecture from a specific view point?

A building block

A deliverable

An artifact

An Architectural Building Block

A Solution Building Block

Which part of the TOGAF document provides a number of architecture development phases, together with narratives for each phase?

Part II: Architecture Development Method (ADM)

Part IV: Architecture Content Framework

Part V: Enterprise Continuum and Tools

Part III: ADM Guidelines and Techniques

Part I: Introduction

Which of the following is an objective of Phase B, Business Architecture?

To develop a Target Technology Architecture to support the business

To finalize the Architecture Vision and Architecture Definition documents.

To confirm the ability of the enterprise to undergo change

To demonstrate how stakeholder concerns are addressed in the Business Architecture

To maximize the business value from the architecture

Which one of the statements about Architecture Principles is not correct?

A principle is transient and updated frequently.

A principle is a general rule or guideline.

A good set of principles is complete.

They are described in a standard way.

A principle statement should be succinct and unambiguous.

Which of the following statement is correct in the context of ADM iteration?

No, ADM is not iterative

Yes, you can cycle around all single individual phase

Yes, you can cycle around ADM, iterate across specific phases or cycle through some of the phases

Yes, you can cycle around any combination of phases

Yes, you can only cycle around the ADM

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of enterprise architecture?

To provide a set of standards that all actors must adhere to within an enterprise

To optimise an enterprise into an environment that is responsive to business needs

To ensure compliance in an enterprise to corporate auditing standards

To allow an enterprise to exploit the latest trends in technology

To enable the CIO to take effective control of the business units across an enterprise

Which among the following statements about Boundary-less Information Flow is NOTcorrect?

It is a trademark of The Open Group

It is a shorthand representation of “access to integrated information to support business process improvements”

An infrastructure that provides Boundaryless Information Flow has open standard components

It provides insights related to customer needs

Its problem space is one that is shared by many customer members of The Open Group, and by many similar organizations worldwide

Complete the sentence: Business Architecture is the first architecture activity undertaken since __________

it mobilizes supporting operations to support the ongoing architecture development

it finalizes the Architecture Vision and Architecture Definition Documents

it provides knowledge that is a prerequisite for undertaking work in the other architecture domains

it focuses on identifying and defining the key applications used in the enterprise

it defines the physical realization of an architectural solution

Which of these are not the benefits of Architecture Governance?

Improved software development productivity

Increased visibility supporting internal processes and external parties’ requirements

Controlled risk management

Greater shareholder value

Protection of the existing asset base through maximizing re-use

Which of the following is NOT an approach in Phase G?

Define an operations framework to ensure the effective long life of the deployed solution

Use the organization’s established portfolio/program management approach, where this exists

Follow the organization’s standard for corporate, IT, and Architecture Governance

Adopt a phased deployment schedule that reflects the business priorities embodied in the Architecture Roadmap

Creation of an Implementation and Migration Plan in co-operation with the portfolio and project managers

Which of the following best describes the TOGAF Technical Reference Model?

The Technical Reference Model is an integral part of the TOGAF Architecture Development Method

The Technical Reference Model provides a direct mapping to the Zachman Framework

The TOGAF Architecture Development Method mandates the use of the Technical Reference Model for large complex architecture projects

The Technical Reference Model should not be modified

The Technical Reference Model includes a set of graphical models and a corresponding taxonomy

The objectives for Phase F: Migration Planning does not include which of the following:

To generate and gain consensus on an outline Implementation and Migration Strategy

To finalise the Architecture Vision and Architecture Definition Document

To prioritize all work packages, projects and building blocks

To confirm the Transition Architectures defined in Phase E

To create evolve and monitor the detailed Implementation and Migration plan

Which of the following could be considered for potential use in Phase C, Application Architecture?

The TOGAF Technical Reference Model

The Resource-Event-Agent model

The ARTS data model

The Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model

The STEP framework

Which answer is not an accurate statement about TOGAF Business Scenarios?

A good business scenario is Specific, Measureable, Actionable, Realistic and Time-bound

Business Scenarios are principally used during the Architecture Vision and Business Architecture phases of the ADM.

Business Scenarios describe a business process and application, the business and technology environment, the actors and the desired outcome of proper execution

Business Scenarios describe a method for deriving business requirements for architecture and the implied technical requirements

Business Scenarios define requirements for sharing information and services within an organisation

The TOGAF Document categorisation Model consists of four categories. Which one is not a TOGAF Document category?

TOGAF Core

TOGAF Supporting

TOGAF Supplemental

TOGAF Recommended

TOGAF Mandated

Which among the following are NOT service categories in the TRM?

Information brokers and application integrators

Software engineering

User interface, graphics and image

Data management and data interchange

Security, system and network management

Which one of the following is documented in TOGAF Part VII as a guideline for how to establish an Enterprise Architecture Capability?

Populate the Enterprise Continuum

Develop an Architecture Roadmap

Use the Implementation Governance Phase

Populate the Architecture Repository

Use the Architecture Development Method

Which of these is not in the scope of governance of Architecture Contract?

Adherence to the principles and standards

Ensuring accountability, responsibility, and discipline

Continuous monitoring to check integrity

Facilitate re-usablility

Identification of risks

The Architecture Governance Framework contain?

Compliance, Business Control , Monitoring and Reporting

Process, Content, Monitoring and Reporting

Process, Content, Repository and Process Flow Control

Business Control, Content, Monitoring and Reporting

Content, Context, Process and Reporting

Which of the following statements is not correct about Enterprise Continuum?

It is an important aid to communication and understanding, both within individual enterprises, and between customer enterprises and vendor organizations

It is a view of the Architecture Repository that provides methods for classifying architecture and solution artifacts, both internal and external to the Architecture Repository

It represents an aid to communication

It also represents an aid to organizing re-usable architecture and solution assets

It is a physical repository of all architecture assets models, patterns, architecture descriptions, and other artifacts produced during application of the ADM

For which phases is the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment a key technique?

Phases A, E and F

Phases E and F

Phases E only

Phases from A to F

Phases E, F and G

In which phases is the Gap Analysis technique used?

Phases B, C, D, and E

Phases B, C, and D

Phases C, D, and E

Phases A, B, C, D, and E

Phases A, B, C and D

Which of the following is not a part of Architecture Governance phase?

Improving the maturity level of architecture discipline within the organization

Establishing processes that support effective management of the above processes within agreed parameters

Implementing a system of controls over the creation and monitoring of all architectural components and activities

Implementing a system to ensure compliance with internal and external standards and regulatory obligations

Developing practices that ensure accountability to a clearly identified stakeholder community You answered

What is the (TRF) Technical Reference Model?

It enables each individual department to operate at maximum efficiency was for a long time accepted as the best approach to managing a large enterprise

It is a reference model that focuses on the Application Software space

It describes a fundamental architecture upon which other, more specific, architectures can be based

It is fundamentally an Application Architecture reference model – a model of the application components and application services software essential for an integrated information infrastructure

It points to rules and standards to assist in leveraging solutions and products within the value chain

Which of the following is not listed as a Technique for Architecture Development in TOGAF?

Gap Analysis

Architecture Change Management

Capability Based Planning

Architecture Patterns

Risk Management

Which of the following is incorrect when describing Architecture Deliverables?

Artifacts within deliverables may include Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams

An Architecture Definition Document is an architectural deliverable

Architecture Deliverables contain Artifacts

Deliverables cannot be used as building blocks

Architecture Deliverables may be composed of more than one artifact

Which technique can be used to discover the need for a Capability?

Business Transformation Readiness Assessment

Business Scenario

Gap Analysis

Interoperability Requirements

Architecture Patterns

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a building block?

Building blocks can be defined at various levels of detail

Building blocks can consist just of name or an outline description

Building blocks can be combined with other building blocks to deliver architectures and solutions

Building blocks are potentially reusable component of business, IT or architectural capability

Building blocks cannot be decomposed into smaller supporting building blocks

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of Architecture Board?

Providing the basis for all decision-making with regard to changes to the architectures

Identifying re-usable components

Improving the maturity level of architecture discipline within the organization

Identification of risk and subsequent risk mitigation

Ensuring consistency between sub-architectures

Complete the sentence: The TOGAF Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM) is classified in the Architecture Continuum as an example of a(n) _______.

Industry Architecture

Common Systems Architecture

Foundation Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Which of the following is not the source of a business domain gap in context of TOGAF?

Information gaps

Tools gaps

Process gaps

Data relationship gaps

People gaps

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of the Architecture Requirements Specification?

A document that triggers the start of an architecture development cycle

A quantitative view of the solution to measure the implementation

A record of deviations from the planned architectural approach to identify changes to be made

A qualitative view of the solution to communicate the intent of the architect

Which of the following is not described by a Business Scenario in TOGAF?

The desired outcome of proper execution

The business and technology environment

The underlying business vision

A business process, application, or set of applications

The people and computing components who execute the scenario

Which one of the following is defined as describing the state of an architecture at an architecturally significant point in time during the progression from the Baseline to the Target Architecture?

Capability Architecture

Transition Architecture

Foundation Architecture

Segment Architecture

Solution Architecture

Which of the ADM phases includes the objective of establishing the organizational model for enterprise architecture?

Phase E

Preliminary

Phase D

Phase B

Phase A

Which phase of the ADM is an on-going activity that is visited throughout a TOGAF architecture project?

Migration planning

Requirements Management

Architecture Change Management

Preliminary Phase

Implementation governance

Under Architectural Capability as an Operational Entity TOGAF states several benefits of architecture governance. Which of the following is not stated as a benefit of Architecture Governance in TOGAF?

Managing compliance

Controlled risk management

Protection of the existing asset base through reuse

Greater shareholder value

Value creation through monitoring, measuring, evaluation and feedback

Complete the sentence: All of the following are part of the approach to the Preliminary Phase, except ____________

defining Architecture Contracts

identifying key drivers and elements in the organizational context

defining the requirements for architecture work

defining the enterprise

defining the framework to be used

An organization has bought a large enterprise application. As a result, which of the following could be included in the organization’s Solutions Continuum?

Product information for purchased products

A reference implementation of the Technical Reference Model for the organization

Architecture Building Blocks for the organizations’ Industry-Specific Architecture

A reference implementation of the Foundation Architecture

Detailed pricing information about the purchased products

TOGAF - 40 Questions