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You have been appointed as senior architect working for an autonomous driving technology development company. The mission of the company is to build an industry leading unified technology and software platform to support connected cars and autonomous driving.
The company uses the TOGAF Standard as the basis for its Enterprise Architecture (EA) framework. Architecture development within the company follows the purpose-based EA Capability model as described in the TOGAF Series Guide: A Practitioners'Approach to Developing Enterprise Architecture Following the TOGAF® ADM.
An architecture to support strategy has been completed defining a long-range Target Architecture with a roadmap spanning five years. This has identified the need for a portfolio of projects over the next two years. The portfolio includes development of travel assistance systems using swarm data from vehicles on the road.
The current phase of architecture development is focused on the Business Architecture which needs to support the core travel assistance services that the company plans to provide. The core services will manage and process the swarm data generated by vehicles, paving the way for autonomous driving in the future.
The presentation and access to different variations of data that the company plans to offer through its platform poses an architecture challenge. The application portfolio needs to interact securely with various third-party cloud services, and V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) service providers in many countries to be able to manage the data at scale. The security of V2X is a key concern for the stakeholders. Regulators have stated that the user's privacy be always protected, for example, so that the drivers' journey cannot be tracked or reconstructed by compiling data sent or received by the car.
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You have been asked to describe the risk and security considerations you would include in the current phase of the architecture development?
Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?
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You are employed as an Enterprise Architect consultant within a manufacturing company. The company has multiple business units located worldwide, including retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and technology.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice and uses the TOGAF standard for its architecture development method. The EA practice is engaged throughout all the business units, with governance provided by multiple Architecture Boards with responsibility for a business line. In addition to the EA program, the company uses a number of management frameworks, including business planning, project/portfolio management, and operations management. The EA program is sponsored by the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
After a recent study, senior management are concerned about the impact of the company's multiple data centers and duplication of applications on the business efficiency. To address the concern, a strategic architecture has been defined; it will help improve the ability to meet customer demand and improve the efficiency of operations. The strategic architecture involves the consolidation of multiple applications programs that are currently used in different business units and putting them all onto a cloud-based solution instead.
Each business unit has completed the Architecture Definition documentation to meet its own specific operational requirements. The Enterprise Architects have analyzed the corporate changes and implementation constraints. A consolidated gap analysis has been completed. Based on its results, the architects have reviewed the requirements, dependencies and interoperability requirements needed to integrate the cloud-based solution. The architects have completed the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment. Based on all these factors they have produced a risk assessment. They have also completed the draft Implementation and Migration Plan, the draft Architecture Roadmap, and the Capability Assessment deliverables.
Due to the risks of changing from the current environment, the decision has been taken that a gradual approach is needed to implement the target architectures. It will likely take a few years to complete the whole implementation process.
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You have been asked to decide on the next steps for the migration planning.
Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?
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You are employed as an Enterprise Architect within a multinational company. The
company has been very successful and has been buying companies around the
world. This has led to a growing number of manufacturing divisions in various
locations with a complex supply chain.
The top management recently expressed concerns about the company's effectiveness
because of its multiple data centers and duplicate applications. The EA team has
been working on a project to solve this issue. An analysis shows that supply chain
issues have led to not enough products being produced to meet all the customer
demand.
A strategic architecture has been defined to help meet customer demand and manage
the supply chain more effectively. The strategic architecture involves combining
different Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that are currently used
separately in the company's production sites.
Each division has finished the Architecture Definition documentation to address their
own specific manufacturing needs. The Enterprise Architects have agreed an overall
strategy for the migration. They have defined a set of work packages that address the
gaps found. They have defined the intermediate architectural states between the
Baseline and Target architecture to add a new ERP environment into the company.
Because of the risks posed by this change from the current environment, the
architects have recommended that a phased approach should be taken to implement
the target architecture with several stages of change. They have created a draft
roadmap with the implementation process estimated to take over two years.
The company has an established Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice and follows the
TOGAF Architecture Development Method. The company also uses various
management frameworks such as business planning, project/portfolio management,
and operations management. The EA program is sponsored by the Chief Information
Officer (CIO). In your role as an Enterprise Architect within the EA team, you work
closely with the important stakeholders from the various divisions within the company.
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You have been assigned to plan the next steps for the migration. Which approach will
you choose?
Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?
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Your role is that of an Enterprise Architect, reporting to the Chief Enterprise Architect, at a technology company.
The company uses the TOGAF standard as the method and guiding framework for its Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice. The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is the sponsor of the activity. The EA practice uses an iterative approach for its architecture development. This has enabled the decision-makers to gain valuable insights into the different aspects of the business.
The nature of the business is such that the data and the information stored on the company systems is the company’s major asset and is highly confidential. The company employees travel a lot for work and need to communicate over public infrastructure. They use message encryption, secure internet connections using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and other standard security measures. The company has provided computer security awareness training for all its staff. However, despite good education and system security, there is still a need to rely on third-party suppliers for infrastructure and software.
The Chief Security Officer (CSO) has noted an increase in ransomware (malicious software used in ransom demands) attacks on companies with a similar profile. The CSO recognizes that no matter how much is spent on education and support, the company could be a victim of a significant attack that could completely lock them out of their important data.
A risk assessment has been completed, and the company has looked for cyber insurance that covers ransomware. The price for this insurance is very high. The CTO recently saw a survey that said 1 out of 4 businesses that paid ransoms could not get their data back, and almost thesame number were able to recover the data without paying. The CTO has decided not to get cyber insurance to cover ransom payment.
You have been asked to describe the steps you would take to strengthen the current architecture to improve data protection.
Based on the TOGAF standard, which of the following is the best answer?
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You are employed as an Enterprise Architect for a company that supplies products for industrial production automation. You are part of an Enterprise Architecture (EA) team that has responsibilities across the company.
The company has multiple manufacturing plants where it assembles both standard and customized products. Each of these plants operates its own planning and production scheduling systems, as well as applications and control systems that drive the automated production line.
During a recent management meeting, the agenda included discussion of how a competitor company had improved production efficiency by replacing multiple planning and scheduling systems with a single cloud-based system. This had reduced lifecycle costs through reduced duplication, lowered software maintenance costs, and supported incremental replacement. The CIO claimed the company's current systems architecture is already optimized. However, as the competitor has reported better financial results, the CEO has requested an investigation of a cloud-based solution.
In response, the Architecture Board approved a Request for Architecture Work to find out if such an architecture transformation would lead to efficiency improvements. You have been asked to help the architecture team with this project.
A concern of the plant managers is the safety and dependability of using a remote centralized system for planning and scheduling production. The system they choose must also be able to work with the local partners in the supply chain at each plant.
The company has an Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice and uses the TOGAF standard as the basis for its work. It has been running for many years and has established governance and development processes for EA. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) sponsors the Enterprise Architecture program.
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You have been asked to describe how you will start the architecture project.
Based on the TOGAF standard, which of the following is the best answer?