Scenario: AutoComp Corporation
AutoComp Corporation 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 agreed target architecture.
Final decisions on the solutions are not yet fully agreed. They have completed their Vision Phase and
first pass of the three architecture definition phases and now they want to finalize and plan their
solutions. You are the Chief Architect from a consulting organization brought into review the work to
date by AutoComp Corporation and to make recommendations to the CIO and the board on this.
Which of the following answers best describes how TOGAF recommends in this context?

A.
I would determine the business value of each solution, prioritize accordingly each set of solutions,
conduct detailed Risk Assessment and Mitigation, do Compliance reviews and then implement the
solutions. 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.

B.
I would after confirming Enterprise Change Attributes and constraints, do a Consolidated Gap
Analysis then dependencies, then group and allocate the transitions. I would also assess Enterprise
readiness and risks.
Then I would also assess the business value of the solutions, do risk analysis with mitigation and then
schedule the work products.

C.
I would do a Consolidated Gap Analysis by considering then dependencies, then group and
allocate the transitions. 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.