Scenario: Summer Seeds BV
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question Summer Seeds BV is an international
agricultural company exporting bulbs, flowers and seeds worldwide. It is headquartered in
Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and has sales and distribution centers in over 60 countries
worldwide. Several of these centers include administrative, manufacturing, and research facilities.
To achieve full integration of their research capabilities with their development centers located in
various climate zones, the company wants to develop strong self directed teams in each location. It
also wants to define new business models that are profitable while reducing their impact on the
environment. The management is deeply committed to ensuring that the company is a world leader
in socially responsible seed development with a business strategy that focuses on profitability
through environmentally friendly operating processes. Summer Seed’s international operations are
subject to various legal and regulatory requirements. In areas such as genetically modified seeds,
governmental controls are strictly enforced and compliance is critical. Recently a competitor was
heavily fined for violating the regulations in a country where it was developing pest-resistant seeds.
The Governing Board is concerned, and as a result has approved the expenditure of resources to
establish an Enterprise Architecture program. They have requested information about the status of
projects that could impact regulatory compliance. They also want to enable the corporate legal staff
and auditors to analyze proposed architectures to ensure that they are within the legal guidelines for
a given location. In addition, the research organization should be able to see that the architecture is
appropriate for its needs. TOGAF 9 has been mandated as the guiding framework for the
development and evolution of the Enterprise Architecture practice.
Refer to the Summer Seeds BV Scenario You have been appointed as the Lead Consultant. You have
been asked to recommend an approach that would enable the development of an architecture that
addresses the needs of all these parties. Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best
answer?

A.
Depending on the nature of the architecture, a set of models should be created that can be used
to ensure that the system will be compliant with the local regulations. Stakeholders should be able
to view the models to see that their concerns have been properly addressed.

B.
Each architecture activity should be developed using a consistent modeling approach that is
uniform across all architecture projects. Each architecture should be defined based on this fixed set
of models so that all concerned parties can examine the models to ensure that their issues and
concerns have been addressed,

C.
A stakeholder map should be developed that allows the architects to define groups of
stakeholders sharing common concerns. A set of views should then be defined that addresses the
concerns for each groupArchitecture models can then be created for each view to address the stakeholders’ concerns.

D.
For those groups that have sufficient power and level of interest, a special report should be
created that summarizes the key features of the architecture with respect to the particular location.
Each of these reports should reflect the stakeholders’ requirements.