Scenario:Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question
You have been appointed as a consultant to the Lead Enterprise Architect of an international agricultural
company that exports bulbs, flowers and seeds worldwide. The company has its headquarters in the
Netherlands, and has sales and distribution centers in over 30 countries worldwide. Several of these centers
include administrative, manufacturing, and research facilities.
To achieve full integration of their research capabilities with their development centers located in various
climate zones, the company wants to develop strong self-directed teams in each location. It also wants to
define new business models that are profitable while reducing their impact on the environment. The
management team is deeply committed to ensuring that the company is a world leader in socially responsible
seed development with a business strategy that focuses on profitability through environmentally friendly
operating processes.
The international operations of the company are subject to legal and regulatory requirements for each country
where they operate. The production of genetically modified seeds has governmental controls that are strictly
enforced and compliance is critical. Recently a competitor was heavily fined for violating the regulations in a
country where it was developing pest-resistant seeds.
The Governing Board is concerned about the risks posed in this complex global environment, and as a result
has approved the expenditure of resources to establish an Enterprise Architecture program. They have
requested to be informed about the status of projects that could impact regulatory compliance. They also want
to enable the corporate legal staff and auditors to analyze proposed architectures to ensure that they are within
the legal guidelines for a given location. In addition, the research organization should be able to see that the
architecture is appropriate for its needs.
TOGAF 9 has been mandated as the framework for the development and evolution of the Enterprise
Architecture practice. The Preliminary Phase has been completed to establish the enterprise architecture
capability for this project.
Refer to the Scenario
You have been asked to recommend an approach that would enable the development of an architecture that
addresses the needs of the Governing Board, legal staff, auditors and the research organization.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?

A.
You recommend that each project architecture activity is developed using a consistent modeling approach
that is uniform across all architecture projects. Each architecture should be defined based on this fixed set
of models so that all concerned parties can examine the models to ensure that their issues and concerns
have been addressed.

B.
You recommend that a special report be created for those groups that have sufficient power and level of
interest. This report should summarize the key features of the architecture with respect to the particular
location. Each of these reports should reflect the stakeholders1 requirements.

C.
You recommend that a set of models be created for each project architecture that can be used to ensure
that the system will be compliant with the local regulations. Stakeholders should then view the models to
verify that their concerns have been properly addressed.

D.
You recommend that a stakeholder map be developed. This will allow the architects to define groups of
stakeholders that share common concerns. A set of views should be defined to address the concerns for
each group of stakeholders. Architecture models should then be created for each view to address the
stakeholders’ concerns.