OGEA-103 practice question 18 of 25

You are working as an Enterprise Architect within an Enterprise Architecture (EA) team at a multinational energy company. The company is committed to…

You are working as an Enterprise Architect within an Enterprise Architecture (EA) team at a multinational energy company. The company is committed to becoming a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. To achieve this, the company is focusing on shifting to renewable energy production and adopting eco-friendly practices. The EA team, which reports to the Chief Technical Officer (CTO), has been tasked with overseeing the transformation to make the company more effective through acquisitions. The company plans to fully integrate these acquisitions, including merging operations and systems. To address the integration challenges, the EA team leader wants to know how to manage risks and ensure that the company succeeds with the proposed changes. Based on the TOGAF Standard, which of the following is the best answer?

Answer options

A: The EA team should create a Business Scenario to fully describe the business problem that is being addressed by the transformation. Once requirements are identified, they should be evaluated in terms of risks. Any residual risks should be escalated to the Architecture Board.

B: The EA team should develop Business Architecture views that demonstrate how stakeholder concerns are addressed and assess each factor for readiness, urgency, and degree of difficulty.

C: The EA team should evaluate the company’s readiness for change by identifying factors that will impact the transformation. These factors will be used to determine initial risks associated with the initiative. Correct answer

D: The EA team should document the risks associated with the transformation in an Implementation Factor Catalog to inform decisions during implementation and deployment.

Correct Answer:

C. The EA team should evaluate the company’s readiness for change by identifying factors that will impact the transformation. These factors will be used to determine initial risks associated with the initiative.

Explanation

According to the TOGAF Standard, managing risks associated with business transformation and ensuring success requires conducting a Business Transformation Readiness Assessment during Phase A (Architecture Vision). This technique evaluates the organization's readiness to accept change by identifying specific readiness factors that will impact the transformation. These factors are then assessed to determine their urgency and degree of difficulty, which directly helps in identifying the initial risks associated with the initiative. By understanding these factors and risks early, the EA team can develop effective mitigation strategies in the Implementation and Migration Plans.

Why Incorrect

Option A: Business Scenarios are primarily used to identify and understand business requirements, not to evaluate transformation readiness or manage implementation risks.
Option B: Business Architecture views address stakeholder concerns but do not inherently assess readiness factors for urgency and difficulty; this is the specific role of the Readiness Assessment technique.
Option D: The Implementation Factor Catalog is used in Phase E to document implementation constraints and deductions, not to evaluate initial organizational readiness for change.

References

- The Open Group

TOGAF Standard

10th Edition

ADM Techniques

Chapter 6: Business Transformation Readiness Assessment

Sections 6.1 and 6.3.

- The Open Group

TOGAF Standard

10th Edition

Architecture Development Method (ADM)

Phase A: Architecture Vision

Section 4.3.4.

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