Scenario:
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You have been appointed as a consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect of an international agricultural
company that exports bulbs, flowers and seeds worldwide. The company has its headquarters in the
Netherlands, and has sales and distribution centers in over 30 countries worldwide. Several of these
centers include administrative, manufacturing, and research facilities.
To achieve full integration of their research capabilities with their development centers located in various
climate zones, the company wants to develop strong self-directed teams in each location. It also wants to
define new business models that are profitable while reducing their impact on the environment. The
management team is deeply committed to ensuring that the company is a world leader in socially
responsible seed development with a business strategy that focuses on profitability through
environmentally friendly operating processes.
The international operations of the company are subject to legal and regulatory requirements for each
country where they operate. The production of genetically modified seeds has governmental controls that
are strictly enforced and compliance is critical. Recently a competitor was heavily fined for violating the
regulations in a country where it was developing pest-resistant seeds.
The Governing Board is concerned about the risks posed in this complex global environment, and as a
result has approved the expenditure of resources to establish an Enterprise Architecture program. They
have requested to be informed about the status of projects that could impact regulatory compliance. They
also want to enable the corporate legal staff and auditors to analyze proposed architectures to ensure that
they are within the legal guidelines for a given location. In addition, the research organization should be
able to see that the architecture is appropriate for its needs.
TOGAF 9 has been mandated as the framework for the development and evolution of the Enterprise
Architecture practice. The Preliminary Phase has been completed to establish the enterprise architecture
capability for this project.
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You have been asked to recommend an approach that would enable the development of an architecture
that addresses the needs of the Governing Board, legal staff, auditors and the research organization.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

Scenario
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You are serving as the Lead Architect for an insurance company, which has been formed through the merger of three previously independent companies. The company now consists of three divisions with the same names and division headquarters as their predecessors.
The lack of integration between the three divisions has increasingly caused problems in the handling of customer and financial information. The inability to share information has resulted in lost opportunities to "leverage the synergies" that had been intended when the company was formed. At present, each division maintains its own applications. Despite an earlier initiative to install a common application to manage customer, products, and claims Information, each division has different ways of defining these core elements and has customized the common application to the point where the ability to exchange information is difficult, costly, and error-prone.
As a result, the company has made the decision to introduce a common web portal, contact center software suite, and document management system. Also the company has selected a single enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) application to consolidate information from several applications that exist across the divisions. The application will be used by each of the divisions and accessed by third party partners through well defined interfaces.
The Corporate Board is concerned that the new application must be able to manage and safeguard confidential customer information in a secure manner that meets or exceeds the legal requirements of the countries in which the company operates. This will be an increasingly important capability as the company expands its online services in cooperation with its partners.
The CIO has formed an Enterprise Architecture department, and one of the primary goals in its charter is to coordinate efforts between the implementation team and the migration teams in each division. The CIO has also formed a cross-functional Architecture Board to oversee and govern the architecture. The company has an existing team of security architects.
TOGAF 9 has been selected as the core framework for use for the Enterprise Architecture program. The CIO has endorsed this choice with the full support of top management.
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In the Preliminary Phase you need to define suitable policies and ensure that the company has the appropriate capability to address the concerns of the Corporate Board.
Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best answer?

Which ADM phase starts with the receipt of a Request for Architecture Work from the sponsoring
organization?

Which of the following types of architecture defines technology standards for building blocks and reflects general computing requirements?

Which of the following describes an objective of the Preliminary Phase?