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TOGAF EA Found. practice questions: Architecture Governance
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1/5 · Architecture Governance
Which of the following is identified in the TOGAF Standard as a benefit of establishing effective Architecture Governance?
AIt links IT processes, resources, and organizational structures to strategic and operational direction, helping to control risk and manage complexity.
BIt removes the need for an organization to maintain an Architecture Board once governance processes are documented.
CIt eliminates the requirement for any future Architecture Compliance reviews on delivery projects.
DIt guarantees that all future projects will be delivered on time and under budget.
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2/5 · Architecture Governance
Within the TOGAF Architecture Governance framework, what is a core responsibility of the Architecture Board?
AApproving departmental staffing plans and financial budgets unrelated to architecture conformance.
BProviding the basis for all architecture-related decision-making and ensuring consistent application of architecture policies and standards across the enterprise.
CPersonally authoring all detailed Data, Application, and Technology Architecture artifacts for every project.
DOperating and maintaining production IT systems on a day-to-day basis.
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3/5 · Architecture Governance · hard
A multinational enterprise operates across several business divisions, each with its own IT decision-making needs, alongside enterprise-wide architecture concerns. Which approach to structuring Architecture Boards does the TOGAF Standard recommend in this situation?
AFix the Architecture Board's membership permanently at inception so that it never changes, in order to preserve institutional knowledge.
BEstablish a hierarchy of boards, such as a global board handling enterprise-wide strategic architecture decisions and local boards handling divisional or regional decisions, with membership reflecting the current focus of business and technology activity.
CRely on a single global Architecture Board to make every architecture decision at all levels of the enterprise, regardless of scale.
DStaff the Architecture Board exclusively with external contractors to guarantee impartiality in all governance decisions.
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4/5 · Architecture Governance · hard
An enterprise is rolling out a new procurement initiative and wants assurance that the resulting solution aligns with its enterprise architecture. According to the TOGAF Standard, why is Architecture Compliance needed, and how is deviation typically handled?
AArchitecture Compliance is needed so that projects and procurements conform to the enterprise's architecture and standards; where full conformance is not achievable, a formal dispensation can be requested and reviewed rather than compliance being enforced without exception.
BArchitecture Compliance is needed only to replace the Architecture Board with automated compliance-checking software.
CArchitecture Compliance exists to guarantee that no project can ever deviate from the architecture, since dispensations are never granted under any circumstances.
DArchitecture Compliance applies only to deliverables produced during Phase E (Opportunities and Solutions) of the ADM.
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A is correct. TOGAF describes Architecture Compliance as the mechanism for ensuring that a particular resource, such as a project or procurement, conforms to the enterprise architecture and applicable standards, thereby controlling risk and complexity in IT investment. Because strict conformance is not always achievable, TOGAF also allows for a formal dispensation process, reviewed and granted by appropriate governance authority, rather than an all-or-nothing enforcement model or reliance on automation alone.
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5/5 · Architecture Governance · hard
A compliance review finds that an implementation project has delivered every feature described in the architecture specification, has added several extra features that the specification does not mention, and has implemented nothing that contradicts the specification. Which level of architecture conformance best describes this project?
ACompliant, because nothing contradicts the specification.
BConformant, because all specified features are implemented and the extras do not contradict the specification.
CFully Conformant, because the specification has been implemented in full.
DNon-Conformant, because the extra features were never approved by the Architecture Board.
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B is correct. TOGAF describes a spectrum of conformance used in compliance reviews: Irrelevant (no features in common), Consistent (some specified features implemented, all in line with the specification), Compliant (some specified features missing, everything implemented is covered), Conformant (all specified features implemented plus extras), Fully Conformant (full correspondence both ways), and Non-Conformant (something implemented contrary to the specification). Distinguishing Conformant from Fully Conformant hinges on whether anything exists in the implementation that the specification does not describe.
↗ the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition + The Open Group X2202 Conformance Requirements (Level 1 Syllabus) - Architecture Governance
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