MightyGears produces components for the Car industry. Driven by the global financial downturn they are
looking to reduce IT costs. They believe there is a cost saving opportunity within IT but this is not quantified in
terms of potential savings nor is there an agreed target architecture. Final decisions on the solutions are not yet
fully agreed. They have completed the first pass architecture and now are looking at the best opportunities and
solutions to meet their financial goals.
You are the Chief Architect from a consulting organization brought into review the work to date by MightyGears
and to make recommendations to the CIO and the board on the opportunities and solutions present.
Refer to the scenario above
Which of the following answers best describes how TOGAF recommends examining the opportunities and
solutions before presenting to the board?
Choose one of the following answers

A.
I would examine the architecture work today ensuring it is complete and accurate and addressing any gaps.
I would look at functional and integration requirements. I would then ensure all dependencies are
understood and documented. I would then create the necessary artefacts including major work packages
and transition architectures and the project charters for the recommended projects for presentation to the
board.

B.
I would assess the architecture work today, create, and priorities projects to transition Widget Inc from the
current architecture to target architecture. This will include a business value for each project, the resources
required and the intended timing. I would then validate the prioritizations with the board particularly looking
at cost benefits and risks. Lastly, I would generate the Architecture Implementation Roadmap and document
lessons learned.

C.
I would assess the requirements of the organization particularly those requirements describing the functions
required and information flows within the architecture. I would then look to produce artifacts that describe
the recommended projects, the risk, issues and dependencies. This would also include transition architects
to move us from current architecture to the recommended target architectures. I would present my
recommendations to the board for agreement. Once this is done, I would update the architectures reflecting
any changes resulting from the board discussion.

D.
I would look at the corporate culture and attitude to change, understand the constraints such as cost and
the required time horizons. I would then look at the architecture work to ensure it is complete and seek to
address any gaps. I would review the functional requirements and ensure there are complete interoperability
requirements. I would then validate any dependencies and risks. Then formulate an implementation and
migration strategy identifies major work packages and the transition architecture required. Finally, once
agreement is reached with the board I will create project charters and re-factor any changes needed from
the board discussion into the architecture.