TOGAF 40

What question should the architect answer to ensure the completeness of the architecture?

What trade-offs have been made?

Can the views be connected to each other?

Is the architecture implementable?

Can the conflicting concerns be reconciled?

Does it address all the concerns of its stakeholders?

In which Phase of the ADM, the risk identification and mitigation assessment worksheets are maintained as governance artifacts and are kept up-to-date?

Phase H

Phase G

Phase A

Phase E

Phase F

Which of these is not the characteristic of a building block?

It may specify implementation details

Ideally, a building block is re-usable and replaceable, and well specified with stable interfaces

It considers implementation and usage, and evolves to exploit technology and standards

It may be a subassembly of other building blocks

It may be assembled from other building blocks

In context of ADM, how is the Transition Architecture formulated?

It emerges through phase B to D and is finalized in phase E

It is first formulated in phase E and gets refined in phase F and G

It is formulated in phase E and then split into implementation projects

Based on the implementation projects selected in phase E, Transition Architectures is arrived at in phase F

In Phase E major implementation projects grouped into Transition Architectures and they are confirmed with relevant stakeholders in phase F

Which of the following is considered by TOGAF as an attribute of a good building block?

A building block that is product-aware

A building block meeting business needs

A building block that guides the development of solutions

A building block with public interfaces

A building block that is re-usable

Which of the following is not true of the Architecture Development Method?

The ADM is iterative

The ADM explains how generic solutions can be specialized to support an organisation

The ADM allows organisations to transform their enterprise in response to business goals and opportunities

The ADM has ten phases

The ADM provides a tested process for developing architectures

TOGAF states the basic premise of Gap Analysis is to:

Identify potential sources of gaps from the business, data, applications and technology domains.

Validate an architecture to consider what may have been forgotten

Highlight a shortfall between the Baseline Architecture and the Target Architecture

Compare Baseline Architecture ABBs with Target Architecture ABBs identifying the building blocks which are ‘New, Eliminated and Included’

Highlight stakeholders which have not been addressed

According to TOGAF, which of the following is the reason why the first execution of an ADM cycle will be more difficult than later cycles?

Because the Baseline Architecture must be fully defined across the enterprise

Because there are few architecture assets available

Because of insufficient trained architecture practitioners

Because management is not familiar with the ADM process

Because of lack of governance

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the TRM?

To provide a method for architecture development

To provide a system engineering viewpoint on a possible solution

To provide a generic framework for IT governance

To provide a visual model, and core terminology for generic platform services

To provide a list of standards

What are the levels of granularity the Architecture Landscape is divided into?

Enterprise Architectures, Segment Architectures and Transition Architectures

Strategic Architectures, Segment Architectures and Capability Architectures

Strategic Architectures, Segment Architectures and Transition Architectures

Enterprise Architectures, Segment Architectures and Capability Architectures

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

it defines the physical realization of an architectural solution

it mobilizes supporting operations to support the ongoing architecture development

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

it finalizes the Architecture Vision and Architecture Definition Documents

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

Which of these is not a part of III-RM (Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model) taxonomy?

Communication infrastructure interface

Information provider application

Brokering application

Management utilities

Information consumer application

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

Process gaps

People gaps

Information gaps

Tools gaps

Data relationship gaps

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

Part III: ADM Guidelines and Techniques

Part V: Enterprise Continuum and Tools

Part IV: Architecture Content Framework

Part II: Architecture Development Method (ADM)

Part I: Introduction

What is the (TRF) Technical Reference Model?

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

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

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

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

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

A building block

A deliverable

A Solution Building Block

An Architectural Building Block

An artifact

Which of these is not a recommended step to create the required views for a particular architecture?

Analyze their requirement and document them

Generate views of the system using the selected viewpoints as templates

Refer to any existing libraries of viewpoints

Select key stakeholders

Select appropriate viewpoints

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

Building blocks can consist just of name or an outline description

Building blocks cannot be decomposed into smaller supporting building blocks

Building blocks can be defined at various levels of detail

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is NOT an objective of the Preliminary phase?

Articulate an Architecture Vision and value proposition

Ensure high-level management commitment and obtain agreement on scope

Agree architecture method to be adopted

Understand the business environment

Establish principles and establish governance structure

TOGAF states that establishing and operating an Architecture Board is more than offset by the savings accrued from preventing one off solutions and unconstrained development. Which of the following answers does TOGAF not state as a reason for establishing an Architecture Board?

Lower quality

High costs of development

Better understanding of the business and their requirements

High cost of operation and support

Higher risk

Which of the following is not a Core Metamodel Entity?

Function

Data Entity

Standards

Organisation

Platform Service

Which of the TOGAF ADM phases is considered to be the initial phase of an Architecture Development Cycle?

Phase A

Phase G

Preliminary Phase

Phase B

Phase E

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

Phase B

Phase A

Preliminary

Phase D

Phase E

Which of these is not the reason for wanting to tailor the ADM to the circumstances of an individual enterprise?

An important consideration is that the order of the phases in the ADM is to some extent dependent on the maturity of the architecture discipline within the enterprise concerned

The enterprise is a small-to-medium enterprise, and wishes to use a “cut-down” version of the ADM

The ADM is being mandated for use by a prime or lead contractor in an outsourcing situation, and needs to be tailored to achieve a suitable compromise between the contractor’s existing practices and the contracting enterprise’s equirements

The ADM is one of many corporate processes that make up the corporate governance model for an enterprise

An enterprise may wish to use or tailor the ADM in conjunction with the security best practices in use in the enterprise

Which of the following reasons best describes why the ADM numbering scheme for versioning output is an example and not mandatory?

To permit adaptation as required

To support change management

To enable use with the Architecture Content Framework

To show the evolution of deliverables

According to TOGAF Document Categorization Model, which are the four categories of content?

Core, Mandated, Recommended and Supporting

Central, Mandated, Reference and Supplemental

Core, Mandated, Reference and Supplemental

Central, Mandated, Recommended and Supporting

Central, Mandated, Recommended and Supplemental

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

Software engineering

Data management and data interchange

Security, system and network management

User interface, graphics and image

Information brokers and application integrators

Which of the following is NOT an activity in Phase E?

Identify the major implementation projects

Perform initial implementation planning

Decide on approach — Make versus buy versus re-use

Perform a cost/benefit analysis and a risk assessment

Group projects into Transition Architectures

The relationship between the Architecture Continuum and the Solutions Continuum is one of ___ (complete the sentence).

Governance, derivation and supplementing

Governance, direction and support

Guidance, direction and support

Guidance, direction and supplementing

Guidance, derivation and support

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

TOGAF defines four iteration cycles around the ADM phases. Which of the following answers correctly defines these four cycles?

Architecture Context, Architecture Definition, Architecture Planning and Architecture Requirements Management

Architecture Scope, Architecture Design, Transition Planning and Architecture Governance

Architecture Context, Architecture Definition, Transition Planning and Architecture Requirements Management

Architecture Context, Architecture Definition, Transition Planning and Architecture Governance

Architecture Definition, Architecture Delivery, Architecture Planning and Architecture Governance

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

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

A document that triggers the start of an architecture development cycle

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

A quantitative view of the solution to measure the implementation

Which Phase of the ADM define and initiate the Business Scenarios?

Phase A

Phase C

Preliminary phase

Phase D

Phase B

Which of the following answers does not follow the TOGAF definition?

A viewpoint is where you are looking from – the vantage point or perspective that determines what you see

Concerns are the key interests that are crucially important to the stakeholders in the system and determine the acceptability of the system.

A system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole

A view is a representation of a whole system from the perspective of a related set of concerns

An architectural description is a collection of artefacts that document an architecture

Complete the sentence: Phase A is initiated upon receipt of ___________

the Requirements Analysis document

a Request for Architecture Work from the sponsoring organization

approval from the Chief Information Officer

the Implementation and Migration Plan

a directive from the Chief Executive Officer

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Capability is documented in Architecture Vision

Capability Increment is documented by Transition Architecture

Capability consists of Capability Increment

Corporate Strategic Plan manages and creates Capabilities

Architecture and Solution Building Blocks are the basis for Capability Increment Solutions

Which of the following statements is true about risk management in the ADM?

The only risks that are within the scope of enterprise architecture are technological risks You answered

Risk is pervasive in all enterprise architecture activity and should be managed in all phases of the ADM

Risk analysis is best conducted in the Architecture Vision phase so that the risk is eliminated in subsequent phases

Risk analysis should be carried out first in the Migration Planning phase

Risk analysis is outside the scope of enterprise architecture projects

Complete the sentence. The statement, "Getting information to the right people at the right time in a secure, reliable manner in order to support the operations that are core to the extended enterprise" describes the concept of _____

Service Oriented Architecture

Semantic Web

Interoperability

Boundaryless Information Flow

Portability

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

Architecture Building Blocks for the organizations’ Industry-Specific Architecture

A reference implementation of the Technical Reference Model for the organization

A reference implementation of the Foundation Architecture

Product information for purchased products

Detailed pricing information about the purchased products

TOGAF - 40 Questions