OGEA-101 practice question 21 of 25

Complete the sentence. The four purposes that typically frame the planning horizon, depth and breadth of an Architecture Project, and the contents of the EA Repository are Strategy, Portfolio,

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Domain Applying the ADM

Answer options
A: Project, and Solution Delivery. Correct answer
B: Subordinate, and Superior Architecture.
C: Discreet, and Cohesive.
D: Segment, and End-to-end Target Architecture.
Correct Answer:
A. Project, and Solution Delivery.
Explanation

The TOGAF framework specifies four distinct purposes that define the scope, planning horizon, and level of detail for an architecture project. These purposes create a hierarchy for classifying architecture work. They are:
1. Strategy: Supports high-level strategic decision-making and business transformation planning.
2. Portfolio: Manages and governs a portfolio of programs and projects to implement strategic change.
3. Project: Defines the scope and approach for a single project to deliver a specific business capability.
4. Solution Delivery: Provides detailed architectural guidance for the implementation and deployment of a specific solution. This classification helps in organizing the Enterprise Architecture Repository and scoping the architecture effort appropriately.

Why Incorrect

B. Subordinate, and Superior Architecture. These terms describe the hierarchical relationship between different architecture partitions, not the purposes for which they are created.
C. Discreet, and Cohesive. These are qualitative attributes describing the characteristics of an architecture's design, not categories for its purpose or scope.
D. Segment, and End-to-end Target Architecture. A "Segment" architecture is a type of partition, often at the Portfolio or Project level, while "End-to-end Target Architecture" describes a deliverable, not a purpose in this specific list.

References

1. The Open Group

The TOGAF® Leader’s Guide to Establishing and Evolving an EA Capability

TOGAF® Series Guide (G182)

April 2018. Chapter 3

Section 3.2

"Purpose"

explicitly lists the four purposes as Strategy

Portfolio

Project

and Solution Delivery.

2. The Open Group

TOGAF® Version 9.1

an Open Group Standard (G116)

December 2011. Part V

Chapter 40

Section 40.3

"Architecture Partitioning"

states

"The four purposes that typically frame the planning horizon

depth

and breadth of an Architecture Project... are: 1. Strategy 2. Portfolio 3. Project 4. Solution Delivery".

3. The Open Group

The TOGAF® Standard

10th Edition

The TOGAF Standard

Core Concepts. Section 3.66

"Partitioning"

references the concept of scoping architecture based on subject matter and time

which aligns with the Strategy-to-Solution Delivery hierarchy.

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