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The Open Group OG0-093 Exam - Topic 1 Question 128 Discussion

Scenario:Please read this scenario prior to answering the questionThe ABC company is the prime contractor for the Telesto Unmanned Spacecraft program. Over the course of this contract, the company has grown rapidly by acquisition and has inherited numerous different procurement processes and related IT systems. The company is moving aggressively to consolidate and reduce redundant procurement processes and systems. The CEO has announced that the company will seek to leverage higher volume discounts and lower related IT support costs by instituting a preferred supplier program.To achieve this goal, the company needs to define Baseline and Target Architectures. These architectures must address key stakeholders' concerns such as:1. What groups of people should be involved in procurement-related business processes?2. What current applications do those groups use?3. Which procurement-related business processes are supported by zero, one, or many existing applications?4. What are the overall lifetimes of the Request for Proposal and Purchase Order business objects? What non-procurement applications will need to be integrated with any new procurement applications?5. What data will need to be shared?At present, there are no particularly useful architectural assets related to this initiative, so all assets need to be acquired and customized or created from scratch. The company prefers to implement existing package applications from systems vendors with little customization.The architecture development project has just completed its Architecture Context iteration cycle and is about to begin the Architecture Definition iteration cycle. The company is using TOGAF for its internal Enterprise Architecture activities. It uses an iterative approach for executing Architecture Development Method (ADM) projects.The architecture development project has just completed its Architecture Context iteration cycle and is about to begin the Architecture Definition iteration cycle.Refer to the Scenario.You are serving as the Lead Architect.You have been asked to identify the most appropriate architecture viewpoints for this situation.Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
C) In the early iterations of the Architecture Definition:Describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog and an Organization/Actor catalogDescribe the key business objects with Data Lifecycle diagramsDescribe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrixDescribe the Target Data Architecture with a System/Data matrixIn the later iterations of the Architecture Definition:Describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog and a Business Interaction matrixDescribe the Baseline Application Architecture with an Application and User Location diagram and a System/Function matrixDescribe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data Entity/Data Component catalog
A) In the early iterations of the Architecture Definition:Describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Baseline Business Process catalogDescribe the Baseline Application Architecture with a Technology Portfolio catalogDescribe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data diagramIn the later iterations of the Architecture Definition:Describe the Target Business Architecture with an Actor/Process/Data catalogDescribe the Target Application Architecture with a System/Technology matrixDescribe the Target Data Architecture with a Data Dissemination diagram
B) In the early iterations of the Architecture Definition:Describe the Target Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog and a Business Interaction matrixDescribe the key business objects with Product Lifecycle diagramsDescribe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrixDescribe the Target Data Architecture with a Data Entity/business Function matrix and a System/Data matrixIn the later iterations of the Architecture Definition:Describe the Baseline Business Architecture with a Business Service/Function catalog and a Business Interaction matrixDescribe the Baseline Application Architecture with a System/Organization matrix and a System/function matrixDescribe the Baseline Data Architecture with a Data Entity/Data Component catalog
D) In the early iterations of the Architecture Definition:Describe the Baseline Business Architecture with an Organization/Actor catalogDescribe the Baseline Application Architecture with a System/Function matrixDescribe the Baseline Data Architecture using a Data Entity/Data Component catalogIn the later iterations of the Architecture Definition:Describe the Target Business Architecture with an Organization/Actor catalogDescribe the Target Application Architecture using Application Communication diagrams and an Application Interaction matrixDescribe the Target Data Architecture with a System/Data matrix

The Open Group OG0-093 Exam - Topic 1 Question 128 Discussion

Actual exam question for The Open Group's OG0-093 exam
Question #: 128
Topic #: 1
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Scenario:

Please read this scenario prior to answering the question

The ABC company is the prime contractor for the Telesto Unmanned Spacecraft program. Over the course of this contract, the company has grown rapidly by acquisition and has inherited numerous different procurement processes and related IT systems. The company is moving aggressively to consolidate and reduce redundant procurement processes and systems. The CEO has announced that the company will seek to leverage higher volume discounts and lower related IT support costs by instituting a preferred supplier program.

To achieve this goal, the company needs to define Baseline and Target Architectures. These architectures must address key stakeholders' concerns such as:

1. What groups of people should be involved in procurement-related business processes?

2. What current applications do those groups use?

3. Which procurement-related business processes are supported by zero, one, or many existing applications?

4. What are the overall lifetimes of the Request for Proposal and Purchase Order business objects? What non-procurement applications will need to be integrated with any new procurement applications?

5. What data will need to be shared?

At present, there are no particularly useful architectural assets related to this initiative, so all assets need to be acquired and customized or created from scratch. The company prefers to implement existing package applications from systems vendors with little customization.

The architecture development project has just completed its Architecture Context iteration cycle and is about to begin the Architecture Definition iteration cycle. The company is using TOGAF for its internal Enterprise Architecture activities. It uses an iterative approach for executing Architecture Development Method (ADM) projects.

The architecture development project has just completed its Architecture Context iteration cycle and is about to begin the Architecture Definition iteration cycle.

Refer to the Scenario.

You are serving as the Lead Architect.

You have been asked to identify the most appropriate architecture viewpoints for this situation.

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

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Suggested Answer: C

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Merri
4 days ago
I’m surprised they’re starting from scratch with no existing assets!
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Nieves
9 days ago
B) has a solid approach for early iterations, but A) is still stronger overall.
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Tasia
14 days ago
Wait, are we sure A) is the best choice? It feels a bit too complex.
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Buddy
20 days ago
Totally agree, A) is the most comprehensive option here!
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Karina
25 days ago
A) seems to cover all bases for both baseline and target architectures.
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Adolph
30 days ago
I feel a bit confused about the order of the architectures. I think option D might be the right choice, but I can't quite remember how the early and later iterations are supposed to be structured.
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Tora
1 month ago
I have a vague recollection that we focused on the significance of data sharing in our study sessions. Maybe option B is worth considering because it mentions data entity matrices.
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Alonzo
1 month ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I think we practiced a similar question where we had to identify key stakeholders. It feels like option C could be relevant since it emphasizes the Target Business Architecture.
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Eve
2 months ago
I remember we discussed the importance of defining both Baseline and Target Architectures in our last class. It seems like option A might align best with that approach.
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