QuestionQ61

The TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2

Carter Woods, a global furniture company, wants to improve its sales-force efficiency by replacing legacy configuration and ordering systems, which rely on manual and paper-based processes, with an online ordering platform.

Carter Woods uses the TOGAF 9 Architecture Delivery Method. The CIO sponsored this work, and the Baseline Architecture was defined during the initial iteration, defining the approach, scope, and architectural vision, including these Data-domain architecture principles:

  • Data is an asset.
  • Data is shared.
  • Data is accessible.

Business analysis of the assumed replacement of the legacy systems with a centralized online system raised the following main concerns:

  • Identify changes to existing business processes.
  • Identify the data entities that can be shared among sales agents.
  • Clarify how to keep the data secure.
  • Identify the list of non-sales applications to be integrated with the sales applications.

As Lead Enterprise Architect, you need to identify the architecture viewpoints most appropriate for addressing the concerns above.

  • A Depict the Business Architecture using a Role catalog and a Process/Event/Control/Product catalog. Depict the Data Architecture using a System/Data matrix, a Data Entity/Data Component catalog and Data Security diagram. Depict the Application Architecture using an Interface catalog. Define the Technology Architecture via a Network Computing/Hardware diagram.
  • B Depict the Business Architecture using a Business Interaction matrix and a Location catalog. Depict the Data Architecture using a Data Lifecycle diagram and a Data Migration diagram. Depict the Application Architecture using a Software Engineering diagram. Depict the Technology Architecture using a Communications Engineering diagram.
  • C Depict the Business Architecture using a Business Footprint diagram and a Location catalog. Depict the Data Architecture using a Data Migration diagram, System/Data matrix and Data Lifecycle diagram. Depict the Application Architecture using an Application Communication diagram. Depict the Technology Architecture using a Network Computing/Hardware diagram.
  • D Depict the Business Architecture using a Role catalog and Location catalog. Depict the Data Architecture using a System/Data matrix, Data Entity/Business Function matrix and Data Security diagram. Depict the Application Architecture using an Application Interaction matrix. Define the Technology Architecture via a Network Computing/Hardware diagram.
Explanation

A Process/Event/Control/Product catalog supports analysis of existing business processes and the impact of their change. A Data Entity/Data Component catalog and System/Data matrix identify enterprise data entities and their use across systems, supporting data sharing. A Data Security diagram addresses the requirement to secure data, and an Interface catalog identifies application interfaces required for integration with non-sales applications.

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