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During which stage of IBM Garage Method for Cloud is the modernization roadmap built?

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Answer options

A: Reason stage at Practices

B: Develop stage at Practices

C: Build stage at Themes

D: Advise stage at Themes Correct answer

Correct Answer:

D. Advise stage at Themes

Explanation

The modernization roadmap is a key deliverable created during the Advise theme of the IBM Garage Method. This initial phase focuses on strategic activities, including assessing the current application portfolio, defining the target state architecture, building a compelling business case, and creating a detailed, prioritized roadmap for the transformation journey. This roadmap guides all subsequent activities in the Build, Move, and Manage phases. The Advise theme ensures that the modernization effort is aligned with business objectives before any development work begins.

Why Incorrect

A. Reason stage at Practices: "Reason" is not a standard, defined stage or theme within the official IBM Garage Method framework.
B. Develop stage at Practices: "Develop" is not a formal theme; development activities fall under the "Code" and "Deliver" practices, which occur after the strategic roadmap has been established in the Advise theme.
C. Build stage at Themes: The "Build" theme is focused on the hands-on creation of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) according to the plan laid out in the modernization roadmap, not on creating the roadmap itself.

References

1. IBM Garage Method - Advise Theme Documentation: "The Advise theme includes practices to help you build your business case and create a roadmap for your transformation. The practices help you assess your current application portfolio, define your target state, and build a roadmap to get there."

Source: IBM. (n.d.). Advise: Create your roadmap to the cloud. IBM Garage Method. Retrieved from https://www.ibm.com/garage/method/themes/advise

2. IBM Cloud Architecture Center - Application Modernization: "The Advise phase is where you build the business case and the roadmap for your modernization journey. You start by assessing your application portfolio to determine which applications to modernize and what modernization pattern to use."

Source: IBM Cloud Architecture Center. (2020, October 27). Application modernization with the IBM Garage. Retrieved from https://www.ibm.com/cloud/architecture/architectures/application-modernization-ibm-garage

3. IBM Developer - Introduction to IBM Garage Method: This article outlines the key themes, stating that the Advise theme is the starting point for an engagement, where the team works with the client to "create a roadmap for transformation."

Source: Parameswaran, S. (2020, May 19). An introduction to the IBM Garage Method. IBM Developer. Retrieved from https://developer.ibm.com/articles/an-introduction-to-the-ibm-garage-method/

Question breakdown

Tests: Understand IBM Garage Method structure for modernization
Difficulty: Medium

Key idea: In IBM Garage Method for Cloud, the Advise theme is where the portfolio is assessed and the modernization roadmap and business case are created.

How to reach the answer

The clue is 'modernization roadmap', which is a planning and strategy deliverable.
Planning happens before any building, which points to an advisory phase.
Under Themes, Advise precedes Build, Move and Manage.
Reason and Develop are not defined stages in the method.
Therefore the answer is the Advise stage under Themes (D).

Each option

AIncorrect. Reason is not a defined stage or practice in IBM Garage Method.
BIncorrect. Develop is not a formal stage, and coding activity follows the roadmap rather than creating it.
CIncorrect. The Build theme executes the plan, for example by delivering MVPs, rather than defining the roadmap.
DCorrect. The Advise theme covers assessment, target-state definition and roadmap creation for modernization.

Common trap: Build sounds like the place where a roadmap is 'built', but that theme focuses on implementation, not strategic planning.

In practice: Garage engagements usually start with advisory workshops and portfolio assessment. These produce a prioritized modernization roadmap before engineering sprints begin.

Remember: In the Garage Method modernization themes, the roadmap comes out of Advise.

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