Scenario:
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You are the Lead Enterprise Architect in a company that specializes in the development of wind
turbine blades for use in large-scale commercial wind energy production systems. The company has
manufacturing facilities located in Illinois, Nebraska, and Manitoba. Each of these plants supplies a
different manufacturer that builds and sells complete systems. The turbine blades are custom
engineered to meet each manufacturer’s 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 improved blade longevity. The company 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.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture organization that is supported by a crossfunctional Architecture Board. The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Operating Officer cosponsor the Enterprise Architecture program.
TOGAF 9 and its Architecture Development Method (ADM) are used to develop the automated
manufacturing processes and systems that are used to design, manufacture, and test the blade
assemblies.
Recently, a pilot architecture project was completed at a single location 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 Architecture Board approved the
plan for immediate implementation at each plant.
Architecture Contracts have been developed that detail the work needed to implement and deploy
the new Automated Test System controller for each location. The Chief Engineer, sponsor of the
activity, has expressed concern that a uniform process be employed at each location to ensure
consistency.
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You have been asked to recommend the best approach to address the Chief Engineer’s concern.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

A.
You review the applicable Architecture Contract for each location, ensuring that it addresses the
project objectives, effectiveness metrics, acceptance criteria, and risk management. In cases where
the contract is issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a legally enforceable contract.
You schedule compliance reviews at key points in the implementation process to ensure that the
work is proceeding in accordance with the Architecture Definition. You ensure that the 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.

B.
You create an Architecture Contract to manage and govern the implementation and migration
process at each location. For internal development projects, you issue a memorandum of
understanding between the Architecture Board and the implementation organization. For contracts
issued to an external party, you ensure that it is a fully enforceable legal contract.
You ensure that the 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.

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 Architecture Board and the implementation organization.
You recommend that if a deviation from the Architecture Contract is detected, the Architecture
Board grant a dispensation to allow the implementation organization the ability to customize the
process to meet their local needs.

D.
You use the issued Architecture Contracts to manage the architecture governance processes for
the project across the locations. You deploy monitoring tools to assess the performance of the
completed blade assembly at each location and develop change requirements if necessary.
You recommend that if a deviation from the contract is detected, the 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.