Scenario: MegaMart
Case Study Title (Case Study):
MegaMart is a Retail Chain which has expanded throughout India and the Far East.
The CEO and CIO decide that there is a crying need to put an Enterprise Architecture in place to realize
MegaMart’s strategy to expand its revenue and diversify. The CIO has evaluated and decided to go in for
TOGAF9 and adapt it to his enterprise requirements.
The Preliminary and Vision Phase have been completed.
As such very few architectural artifacts exist and the target architecture as of now is not very clear. As the Lead
Architect how would you guide your team of architects for the Business Architecture definition?
A.
In the first iteration start with the definition of the Target Business Architecture using a Top down Approach.
Then keep on iterating in Phase B till the Target Business Architecture is refined before going to Phase C
and Phase D. After Phase C and Phase D are over, iterate again to Phase B and define the baseline
Business Architecture, analyze the gaps finalize the Architecture Definitions documents and proceed to
Phase C and Phase D.
B.
In the first iteration start with the definition of the Baseline Business Architecture using a Top Down
approach. Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the
stakeholders. Then proceed to Phase C and Phase D. In the next iteration finalize the Target Business
Architecture and proceed to Phase C and Phase D.
C.
In the first iteration start with the definition of the Baseline Business Architecture using a Bottom Up
approach. Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the
stakeholders’.
Proceed to Phase C and Phase D. In the next iteration finalize the Target Business Architecture, determine
the gaps and the roadmap, and the impact and update the Architecture Definition document. after analyzing
the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders. Then proceed with the iteration.
D.
In the first iteration start with the definition of the Target Business Architecture using a Top Down approach.
Define the Architecture Definition document after analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholdersproceed to Phase C and Phase D. In the next iteration finalize the Baseline Business Architecture,
determine the gaps and the roadmap, and the impact and update the Architecture Definition document.
After analyzing the impacts and reviewing with the stakeholders. Then proceed with the iteration.