Scenario: Zephyr Enterprises
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Zephyr Enterprises specializes in the development of wind turbine blades for use in large-scale commercial
wind energy production systems. Zephyr has manufacturing facilities located in Palm Springs, California,
Omaha, Nebraska, and Winnipeg, Ontario. Each of these plants supplies a different manufacturer that builds
and sells complete systems. The turbine blades are custom engineered to meet each manufacturers design
specifications.
Until recently, most turbine blades were fabricated manually using molded fiber-reinforced plastics. However,
recent improvements in composite materials, coupled with enhanced automated methods for precision
application of materials during the molding process, have led to significant reduction in weight, increase in
strength, and greatly improved blade longevity. Zephyr has pioneered the development of a proprietary
automated process for continuous extrusion of the turbine blades. Patents have been filed to protect the
process, but certain trade secrets must be closely guarded.
Zephyr has a mature Enterprise Architecture organization that is supported by a cross-functional Architecture
Review Board. The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Operating Officer co-sponsor the Enterprise
Architecture program.
Zephyr has used TOGAF and its Architecture Development Method (ADM) to develop its automated
manufacturing processes and systems that are used to design, manufacture, and test the blade assemblies.
They have recently updated to TOGAF 9 and have adapted the Zephyr Enterprise Architecture to closely follow
the TOGAF 9 framework. All of Zephyrs IT architects have been trained and certified on TOGAF 9.Recently, an
architecture project was completed that defined a standard approach for controlling the Automated Test System
that is used at each plant to perform final quality assurance tests on each completed blade assembly. The
Manufacturing Architecture Board approved the plan for immediate implementation at each plant.
An Architecture Contract was developed that detailed the work needed to implement and deploy the new
Automated Test System controller. The Chief Engineer, sponsor of the activity, has expressed concern that auniform process be employed at each site to ensure consistency.
Refer to the Zephyr Enterprises Scenario
You are the Lead Architect for this activity.
You have been asked to recommend the best approach to adopt to address the Chief Engineer’s concern.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

A.
You create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern the implementation and migration process. If
the contract is issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract. For internal
development projects, you decide it is adequate to utilize a memorandum of understanding between the
Manufacturing Architecture Board and the implementation organization.
You recommend that if a deviation from the contract is detected, the Manufacturing Architecture Board
should modify the Architecture Contract to allow the implementation organization the ability to customize the
process to meet their local needs. As a result, you then issue a new Request for Architecture Work to
implement the modified Architecture Definition.

B.
You create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern the implementation and migration process. If
the contract is issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract. For internal
envelopment projects, you decide it is adequate to utilize a memorandum of understanding between the
Manufacturing Architecture Board and the implementation organization.
You recommend that if a deviation from the Architecture Contract is detected, the Manufacturing
Architecture Board grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization the ability to customize the
process to meet their local needs.

C.
You create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern the implementation and migration process. If
the contract is issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract. For internal
development projects, you decide it is adequate to utilize a memorandum of understanding between the
Manufacturing Architecture Board and the implementation organization.
You ensure that the Manufacturing Architecture Board reviews all deviations from the Architecture Contract,
and considers whether or not to grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization to customize
the process to meet their local needs.

D.
You create an Architecture Contract to govern the implementation and migration process at each site. If the
contract is issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract. You ensure
that the contract addresses the project objectives, effectiveness metrics, acceptance criteria, and risk
management.
You then schedule compliance reviews at key points in the implementation process to ensure that the work
is proceeding in accordance with the Architecture Definition. Based on the results, you ensure that the
Manufacturing Architecture Board reviews all deviations from the Architecture Contract, and considers
whether or not to grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization to customize the process to
meet their local needs.