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.