Scenario: Vittronics Ltd.
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question
Vittronics Ltd. is a leading medical device manufacturer in the highly competitive market for
Migraine Headache Pain Management (MHPM) devices. These tiny wireless devices are implanted in
the brain and can deliver a precise electric shock when the wearable Pain Control Unit (PCU) detects
an increase in stress induced by the onset of a migraine headache.
This technology will be a breakthrough in the treatment of this condition, and several competitors
are striving to be the first to introduce a product into the market. However, all of them must
demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of their products in a set of clinical trials that will satisfy
the regulatory requirements of the countries in the target markets.
The Enterprise Architecture group at Vittronics has been engaged in an architecture development
project to create a Secure Private Immersive Collaborative Environment (SPICE) that will allow
researchers at its product development laboratories worldwide to share information about their
independent clinical trials.
The Vittronics Enterprise Architecture group is a mature organization that has been utilizing TOGAF
for several years. They have recently upgraded to TOGAF 9. The Vittronics Architecture Development
Method (VADM) is strictly based on the TOGAF 9 Architecture Development Method (ADM) with
extensions required to support current good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices
in their target markets.
The SPICE project team has now completed the Business, Information Systems, and Technology
Architecture phases and has produced a complete set of deliverables for each phase. Due to the
highly sensitive nature of the information that is managed in SPICE, special care was taken to ensure
that each architecture domain included an examination of the security and privacy issues that are
relevant for each domain. A corresponding SPICE Security Architecture has been defined.
The Executive Vice President for Clinical Research is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture
activity.
Refer to the Vittronics Ltd Scenario:
You are serving as the Lead Architect for the SPICE project team.
As required by TOGAF, the SPICE project team res completed a Business Transformation Readiness
Assessment in Phase A (Architecture Vision). In that assessment, it was determined that there are
risks associated with the adoption of the Immersive Collaborative Environment. Despite a clear
expression of the vision and the business need for utilizing SPICE to accelerate the clinical trials, the
researchers have been resisting the change because of concerns about safeguarding individually
identifiable information about the subjects who were participating in the trials.
You have been asked to recommend how this situation be managed in the implementation planning
phases.
Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
A.
You decide that in Phase E, the team creates an overall solutions strategy that can guide the
Target Architecture implementation and structure the Transition Architectures. You check that there
is consensus before proceeding.
B.
You decide to return to Phase A, where the team should brainstorm a technical solution that
mitigates the residual risks presented by the privacy issue. Then, during Phase D, you will direct the
team to develop an Architecture Building Block to manage the security risks. After that, the team
should select Solution Building Blocks that mitigate all of the identified risks and revise the
Requirements Impact Statement to reflect the changes to the high-level solutions strategy and
migration plan.
C.
You decide that in Phase E, the team review the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment
and identify, classify, and mitigate the risks associated with the identified readiness factors. If the
risks can be satisfactorily mitigated, then you would continue to define a high-level solutions
strategy that includes the Transition Architectures needed to make the change culturally and
technically feasible.
D.
You decide that in Phase E, the team determines an approach to implementing an overall
strategic direction that will address and mitigate the risks identified.
Should be B
Eliminate C – Phase E is not to identify, classify and mitigate risks.
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Option B
Few factors to consider:
– mitigates the residual risks presented by the privacy issue.
– develop an Architecture Building Block to manage the security risks.
– mitigate all of the identified risks and revise the
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I think correct answer is C.
Option B No Because, step in phase E:
“13.4.7 Confirm Readiness and Risk for Business Transformation
Review the findings of the Business Transfor mation Readiness Assessment previously
conducted in Phase A and determine their impact on the Architecture Roadmap and the
Implementation and Migration Strategy. It is impor tant to identify, classify, and mitigate risks
associated with the transfor mation effor t. Risks should be documented in the Consolidated
Gaps, Solutions, and Dependencies matrix.”
Building blocks in Phase D only are about techology arquitecture.
what do you think?
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Answer is B
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B would be incorrect, as it says brainstorm a “Technical solution” in phase A, i think phase A only talks about solution concept and not solution in itself. So C sounds more closer based on 13.4.7 as said above
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i would say C
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C is the best
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C is the best answer. The questions specifically ask about “recommend how this situation be managed in the implementation planning phases”
Choice B talks about Phase A and D, which are not implementation and planning phases. Also, in choice B, implicitly it talks about Solution building blocks, which are not done in Phase D. The first occurence of Solution building blocks happen in Phase E (O&S).
So C is the answer.
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