OG0-092: TOGAF 9 Part 2 Exam

You have been appointed Chief Enterprise Architect at a leading professional services company specializing in outsourcing services.

The company has more than 20,000 professionals and works on some of the world’s largest outsourcing projects. Its outsourcing services include business processes, infrastructure, and service management. It also delivers business consulting services. Approximately half of its turnover comes from the private sector and half from the public sector.

With many service areas and numerous diverse engagements underway at any time, company-wide engagement management has become difficult. The company has recently experienced several high-profile projects that exceeded budget and delivered less than expected, harming its reputation and negatively affecting its share price.

The company has established an Enterprise Architecture program based on the TOGAF standard, jointly sponsored by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer. An Architecture Board has been formed, comprising IT staff executives and executives from the major service areas and consulting practice.

The Enterprise Architecture (EA) team has been working with the Strategic Planning team to develop a strategic Enterprise Architecture to address these issues.

The EA team has defined a framework and conducted workshops with key stakeholders to define a set of architecture principles governing the architecture work. They have completed an Architecture Vision at a strategic level and set out Architecture Definitions for the four domains. They have established an ambitious five-year vision for the company’s future. This will involve three distinct transformations.

The CIO has stated that, before the detailed Implementation and Migration Plan is approved, the EA team must assess the risks associated with the proposed architecture. He has received concerns from some vice presidents across the company that the proposed architecture may be overly ambitious and may not deliver enough value to justify the risks.

You have been asked to recommend an approach that addresses these concerns.

Based on the TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2, which of the following is the best answer?