Scenario
Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question
You are serving as the Lead Architect for an insurance company, which has been formed through the merger of
three previously independent companies. The company now consists of three divisions with the same names
and division headquarters as their predecessors.
The lack of integration between the three divisions has increasingly caused problems in the handling of
customer and financial information. The inability to share information has resulted in lost opportunities to
leverage the synergies that should have been possible as a result of the merger. At present, each division
maintains its own applications. Despite an earlier initiative to install a common application to manage customer,
products, and claims information, each division has different ways of defining these core elements and has
customized the common application to the point where the ability to exchange information is difficult, costly, and
error-prone.
As a result, the company has made the decision to introduce a common web portal, contact center software
suite, and document management system. Also the company has selected a single enterprise-wide customer
relationship management (CRM) application to consolidate information from several applications that exist
across the divisions. The application will be used by each of the divisions and accessed by third party partners
through well defined interfaces.
The Corporate Board is concerned that the new application must be able to manage and safeguard confidential
customer information in a secure manner that meets or exceeds the legal requirements of the countries in
which the company operates. This will be an increasingly important capability as the company expands its
online services in cooperation with its partners.
The CIO has formed an Enterprise Architecture department, and one of the primary goals in its charter is to
coordinate efforts between the implementation team and the migration teams in each division. The CIO has
also formed a cross-functional Architecture Board to oversee and govern the architecture. The company has an
existing team of security architects.
TOGAF 9 has been selected as the core framework for use for the Enterprise Architecture program. The CIO
has endorsed this choice with the full support of top management.
Refer to the Scenario
[Note: You may need to refer to Chapter 35 of the reference text in order to answer this question.]
You have been asked to identify the most appropriate catalogs, matrices, and diagrams to support the next
iteration of Architecture development.Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best answer?
A.
In the next iteration of Architecture development, you would describe the Target Business Architecture with
a Business Service function catalog, an Organization/Actor catalog, and Data Lifecycle diagrams. You
would describe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an
Application Interaction matrix.
B.
In the next iteration of Architecture development, you would describe the Baseline Business Architecture
with a Business Service/Function catalog, an Organization/Actor catalog, and a Data Entity/Business
Function matrix. You would describe the Baseline Application Architecture with an Application/Function
matrix.
C.
In the next iteration of Architecture development, you would describe the Baseline Business Architecture
with a Baseline Business Process catalog, and an Object lifecycle catalog. You would describe the Baseline
Application Architecture with a Technology Portfolio catalog.
D.
In the next iteration of Architecture development, you would describe the Target Business Architecture with
a Business Service/Function catalog, a Business Interaction matrix, and Product Lifecycle diagrams. You
would describe the Target Application Architecture with Application Communication diagrams and an
Application Interaction matrix.