Scenario
Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question Your role is that of a consultant to the
Lead Enterprise Architect in a company that develops photovoltaic technologies for use in large-scale
solar power farms. The company has three manufacturing facilities, two in the United States, and
one in Southern France. Each of these facilities supplies a different manufacturer that assembles and
sells complete systems. The solar panels and photovoltaic arrays are custom engineered to meet
each manufacturer’s design specifications. A challenge that the solar power industry has faced is the
efficiency of energy conversion. When a conventional solar panel overheats, it becomes inefficient
and generates less energy. In response to this, the research arm of the company has pioneered the
development of a new solar panel design that will produce up to 50% more energy than standard
solar panels when operating at elevated temperatures. This will allow the production of significantly
more useable energy per square meter than from standard solar technology. This new design is
ready to go into production. The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture practice that is
supported by a cross-functional Architecture Board. TOGAF 9 is used for developing the automated
manufacturing process and systems used to design, manufacture and test the solar power
technologies they produce. The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Operating Officer co-sponsor
the Enterprise Architecture program. As part of putting the new solar panel design into production, a
pilot architecture project at a single location has defined an updated standard approach for
controlling the automated test systems used to perform final quality assurance. The Chief Engineer,
sponsor of the activity, and the Architecture Board have 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 has expressed concern that a uniform process be employed at each location to
ensure consistency and high yields. Refer to the Scenario The Lead Enterprise Architect has asked

you to recommend the best approach to address the Chief Engineer’s concern. Based on TOGAF,
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 Architecture Contracts to manage the architecture governance processes for the
project across the locations. You deploy monitoring tools to assess the performance of each
completed solar panel 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.