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1/5 · ADM Techniques · easy
According to the TOGAF Standard, which four elements make up the standard template recommended for documenting an Architecture Principle?
AName, Statement, Owner, Review Date
BStatement, Objective, KPI, Sponsor
CName, Rationale, Risk Rating, Mitigation Action
DName, Statement, Rationale, Implications
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D is correct. The TOGAF Standard specifies a simple four-part template for documenting each Architecture Principle: Name (easily remembered), Statement (concisely and unambiguously communicates the principle), Rationale (business benefits and relationship to other principles), and Implications (requirements for carrying out the principle).
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2/5 · ADM Techniques
The TOGAF Standard identifies a set of qualities that a well-formed set of Architecture Principles should collectively display. Which option lists this set correctly?
AUnderstandable, Robust, Complete, Consistent, Stable
BMeasurable, Specific, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
CTraceable, Testable, Auditable, Reversible, Documented
DSimple, Scalable, Secure, Sustainable, Supportable
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A is correct. The TOGAF Standard specifies five qualities that, taken together, characterize a good set of Architecture Principles: Understandable, Robust, Complete, Consistent, and Stable. These qualities ensure principles are usable and durable guides for architecture decision-making.
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3/5 · ADM Techniques
What is the primary purpose of performing gap analysis during architecture development, as described in the TOGAF Standard?
ATo classify identified architecture risks according to their likelihood and potential impact
BTo determine which stakeholders need to be engaged and how, for a given architecture engagement
CTo calculate the financial return on investment expected from a proposed architecture change
DTo validate an architecture by identifying items that have been inadvertently overlooked, or deliberately eliminated, when comparing the Baseline and Target Architectures
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D is correct. Gap analysis is used to validate an architecture by systematically comparing the Baseline and Target states within a given domain, surfacing items that were missed, incorrectly carried forward, or deliberately excluded so they can be addressed or explicitly justified.
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4/5 · ADM Techniques
Why does the TOGAF Standard recommend that interoperability requirements be explicitly identified and assessed as part of developing a target architecture?
ATo determine the total capital budget required for purchasing new hardware and software licenses
BTo decide which individuals should be appointed as members of the Architecture Board
CTo ensure that the systems, applications, and business processes that need to work together across the enterprise (or with external parties) can effectively share information and services
DTo calculate the residual risk rating remaining after mitigation actions have been applied to identified risks
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C is correct. The TOGAF Standard treats interoperability requirements as a distinct technique because failing to identify how systems, applications, and processes must exchange and use information can lead to architectures that do not integrate effectively; explicit assessment allows these needs to be designed into the target architecture from the outset.
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5/5 · ADM Techniques · hard
While conducting a Business Transformation Readiness Assessment, an architect lists readiness factors such as Vision, Sponsorship, and Funding in a matrix. For each factor, what does the architect typically assess according to the TOGAF Standard's technique?
AThe version number of the factor as recorded in the Architecture Repository
BOnly the total monetary budget allocated specifically to that readiness factor
CThe current readiness rating and the target readiness rating for the factor, along with the risk this represents and possible mitigating actions
DThe number of employees whose job roles are affected by that readiness factor
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C is correct. In the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment, each readiness factor is rated for its current state and its desired/target state, and the resulting gap is used to assess risk and to plan mitigating actions that should be incorporated into the migration and implementation strategy.
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