Scenario Please read this scenario prior to answering the question Your role is that of the
Lead Architect working for a government agency responsible for immigration, customs, and
border control. The agency was formed by consolidating several smaller government
agencies. The agency has established an Enterprise Architecture practice based on TOGAF
9. The CIO is the executive sponsor and has appointed an EA steering team to oversee the
practice. There has been a considerable increase in security requirements and immigration
service requests in recent years, which have expanded the scope and size of the operations
of the agency. As a result, the existing Information Technology architecture no longer meets
the required service levels. A significant Enterprise Architecture (EA) initiative is in progress
with the opal to improve customer responsiveness and satisfaction, and improve the overall
operational efficiency of the agency. The current EA staff members were internal
appointments based on a request from the EA steering team to supply a number of suitable
individuals for the EA effort. Collectively, they possess a broad range of IT and business
analysis skills. However, the CIO has expressed concern about the diverse range of
experience within the team. There is concern that the EA staff may be lacking in some of
the critical skills that are required to properly conduct EA activities. It had been assumed
that any EA-related skill gaps would be overcome by on-the-job mentoring from the senior
members of the EA staff. Each architect was expected to attend a TOGAF training course
and participate in other skill development activities. A recent review of the EA program
revealed that many EA staff members, despite attending multiday training courses, were not
proficient in analyzing or creating the models and artifacts required for their assigned
architecture projects. Stakeholders have observed errors and inconsistencies in artifacts
and deliverables being submitted for review. Refer to the Scenario The CIO has asked you
to recommend a professional development plan for the EA staff in order to address the
findings raised in the recent review. Based on TOGAF, which of the following is the best
answer?

A.
You recommend that you work with the EA steering team to adapt the TOGAF
Architecture Skills Framework for use within the architecture practice at the agency. The
categories of architecture roles, the required skills for each role and the desired level of
proficiency for each role and skill will be defined by this framework. Each team member, or
prospective team member, can then be evaluated for suitability against these roles and

skills. Staffing and training adjustments can then be made as necessary to close gaps that
are discovered.

B.
You recommend that to address the issues identified in the review, the experienced team
leaders should mentor the junior team members. At the same time additional training should
be provided. Since it is now known that some models are improperly defined and may have
caused cascading errors in other parts of the architecture, you recommend an iteration of
the Migration Planning phase occur, so as to develop a coordinated transition to a new
baseline using the last known good architecture. Once the artifacts are consistent and
correct, these can be applied to this new baseline.

C.
You recommend that an architecture maturity assessment should be conducted. This will
identify the practices on which the agency should focus to see the greatest improvement
and ensure that the basic enterprise architecture process is documented. As part of the
assessment, all of the team leaders should be interviewed and their qualifications assessed.
In order to rectify areas of low proficiency, they are expected to attend additional EA training
courses. When the team leaders have achieved the desired levels of proficiency, they
should apply a similar process for their staff members.

D.
You recommend that a comprehensive evaluation of key team leader skills be made
using the TOGAF Architecture Skills Framework. Based on the evaluations, you will
recommend the necessary staff changes. This will ensure that the team leaders have the
necessary skills and experience for the architecture tasks within the agency. The role and
skill categories defined in the TOGAF Architecture Skills Framework should then be shared
with the department leaders so that in the future, they can make more informed choices
when providing internal candidates for the EA team.