Scenario
Please read this scenario prior to answering the Question Your role is consultant to the Lead
Architect within a multinational semiconductor and software design company. Its largest business is
in processors, although it also designs system-on-a-chip infrastructure and manufactures memory
chips. A characteristic feature of its processors is their low electric power consumption, which makes
them particularly suitable for use In portable devices. As well as licensing its technology, the
company has several manufacturing divisions. The company has a mature enterprise architecture
practice and uses TOGAF 9 for the basis of its architecture framework. In addition to the EA program,
the company has a number of management frameworks in use, including business planning,

portfolio/project management, and operations management. The EA program is sponsored by the
CIO. The company has defined a strategic architecture to improve its ability to meet customer
demand and improve its ability to manage its supply chain. The strategic architecture called for the
consolidation of multiple Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that have been operating
independently in the divisions’ production facilities. The goal is to replace the functionality of the
existing applications with a new ERP product running as a single instance in the company’s primary
data center. Each division has completed the Architecture Definition documentation required to
tailor and configure the environment to meet its own specific manufacturing requirements. The
enterprise architects have analyzed the key corporate change attributes and implementation
constraints. A consolidated gap analysis has been completed which has identified the gaps across the
Business, Data, Application, and Technology domains. Based on the results of the gap analysis, the
architects have reviewed the requirements, dependencies and interoperability requirements needed
to integrate the new ERP environment into the existing environment. The architects have completed
the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment started in Phase A . Based on all of these factors
they have produced a risk assessment. They have also completed the Implementation and Migration
Plan v0.1, the draft Architecture Roadmap, and the Capability Assessment deliverables. Because of
the risks posed by the complexity of the current environment, it has been determined that a phased
approach is needed to implement the target architectures. The overall implementation process is
estimated to take several years. Refer to the Scenario You have been asked to recommend the next
steps to prepare the final Implementation and Migration Plan. Based on TOGAF, which of the
following is the best answer?

A.
You recommend that the enterprise architects apply the Business Value Assessment Technique to
prioritize the implementation projects and project increments. The assessment should focus on
return on investment and performance evaluation criteria that can be used to monitor the progress
of the architecture transformation. They should confirm the Transition Architecture phases using an
Architecture Definition Increments Table to list the projects. They should then document the lessons
learned and generate the final Implementation and Migration Plan.

B.
You recommend that the enterprise architects conduct a series of Compliance Assessments to
ensure that the architecture is being implemented according to the contract. The Compliance
Assessment should verify that the implementation team is using the proper development
methodology. It should include deployment of monitoring tools and ensure that performance
targets are being met. If they are not met, then changes to performance requirements should be
identified and updated in the Implementation and Migration Plan.

C.
You recommend that the enterprise architects assess how the plan impacts the other frameworks
in use in the organization. Minimally, the plan should be coordinated with the business planning,
portfolio/project management and operations management frameworks. They should then assign a
business value to each project, taking into account available resources and priorities for the projects.
Finally, they should generate the Implementation and Migration Plan.

D.
You recommend that the enterprise architects place the Architecture Definition Document under
configuration control. This will ensure that the architecture remains relevant and responsive to the
needs of the enterprise. They should then produce an Implementation Governance Model to
manage the lessons learned prior to finalizing the plan. You recommend that lessons learned be
applied as changes to the architecture without review.