CEA EA Transition Planning and Roadmap Development 3

Question 1

What does a Solution Building Block (SBB) represent in contrast to an Architecture Building Block (ABB)?

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A specific, concrete component or product that implements the capability defined by an ABB

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A theoretical concept with no specific implementation details

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An abstract capability definition used during architecture design

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A governance policy that controls architecture decision-making

Question 2

What is 'architecture debt' in the context of EA transition planning?

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The accumulated backlog of architecture decisions deferred or compromised over time

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Financial loans taken to fund large-scale IT transformation projects

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Outstanding vendor invoices for architecture modeling tools

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Documentation that was planned but never written

Question 3

In TOGAF, which technique is specifically designed to identify gaps between baseline and target architectures across all architecture domains?

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Gap analysis

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SWOT analysis

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Risk assessment matrix

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Pareto analysis

Question 4

What is the primary output of TOGAF Phase F - Migration Planning?

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A finalized Implementation and Migration Plan with prioritized projects and schedules

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A plan to recruit additional IT staff for architecture programs

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A detailed documentation of the current architecture configuration

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A set of negotiated contracts with technology vendors

Question 5

How should an enterprise architect prioritize migration activities when multiple architecture domains require change simultaneously?

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Prioritize based on business impact, risk levels, and architectural dependencies

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Focus exclusively on technology modernization before addressing any other domains

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Address all domains simultaneously regardless of organizational capacity

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Follow alphabetical order of domain names for objectivity

Question 6

What role does risk assessment play in EA transition planning?

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It identifies and enables mitigation of threats to successful architecture delivery during transition

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It is only relevant during post-implementation review activities

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It is exclusively a financial planning activity owned by the CFO

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It determines the criteria used for technology vendor selection

Question 7

In TOGAF's Architecture Roadmap terminology, what is a 'plateau'?

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A relatively stable state of the enterprise architecture that exists at a specific point in time

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A period when all architecture work is formally paused for review

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The maximum budget ceiling approved for an architecture program

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A mandatory governance review checkpoint in the ADM cycle