OGEA-103: TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Combined Part 1 and Part 2 Exam

You are working as an Enterprise Architect consultant within a large manufacturing company. The company has multiple divisions around the world, 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 involved across all the divisions, with governance provided by multiple Architecture Boards that are responsible for a business line. In addition to the EA program, the company uses several 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 is concerned about the effect of the company’s multiple data centers and duplication of applications on business efficiency. To address this concern, a strategic architecture has been defined; it will help improve the ability to meet customer demand and increase operational efficiency. The strategic architecture involves consolidating multiple application programs currently used in different divisions and moving them all to a cloud-based solution instead.

Each division has completed the Architecture Definition documentation to satisfy 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.

Because of the risks associated with changing from the current environment, the decision has been made that a gradual approach is required to implement the target architectures. It will likely take a few years to complete the entire implementation process.