Scenario: Zephyr Enterprises
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question
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 a uniform 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.