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Patterns & Co. is introducing a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Market Analytics solution in order to improve its new delivery service. Patterns &…

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Domain The Architecture Development Method (ADM)

Patterns & Co. is introducing a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Market Analytics solution in order to improve its new delivery service. Patterns & Co. has a mature enterprise architecture capability and the CIO is the sponsor of the enterprise architecture team. The business vision and requirements for the new system are defined. It includes a detailed business process analysis. The supplier has proposed a solution but the Architecture Board identified some of the project requirements not consistent with the adopted infrastructure standards. The CIO considered the risks and approved the implementation. The CIO has asked the EA team to execute the Phase G ensuring that the system performance KPIs are respected, the project remains within budget and security guidelines are met. Refer to the scenario above As Lead Enterprise Architect you have to recommend a plan to implement the CIO decision. Choose the best answer according to TOGAF 9. Choose one of the following answers
Answer options
A: You ask the supplier to modify the web server hardware and software components so they can meet the current infrastructure standards. You advise to execute a proof of concept to anticipate any coding issue. Then, after the agreement with the development leads for supporting the development, you will provide the project plan to the project manager and develop an Architecture Contract. A set of frequent operational reviews to monitor the solution's performance is then scheduled after the implementation is completed.
B: You recommend the co-existence of a second web server standard and modify the company Standards Information Base adding this new technology.You ask the project architects to create an Architecture Contract with the development teams. You identify the need of a performance testing and a compliance review You agree with the business on SLA and delivery dates. You identify re- usable procedures and objects. Correct answer
C: You eliminate the non-standard web server from the solution as recommended by the Architecture Board. You create a revised plan and Architecture Contract for the development stressing the re-use of standard technologies. You share the budget implication of this solution with a finance committee and inform the CIO of the long term cost benefits of this choice. You define periodical project management meetings to monitor compliance.
D: You execute a risk analysis and set deliverables and timing requirements with the development team. You implement a detailed impact analysis of the chosen solution. You create an Architecture Contract and ask for the CIO's approval before implementing it. You test the solution just prior to implementation and deliver the project artifacts and store after the completion of the implementation.
Correct Answer:
B. You recommend the co-existence of a second web server standard and modify the company Standards Information Base adding this new technology.You ask the project architects to create an Architecture Contract with the development teams. You identify the need of a performance testing and a compliance review You agree with the business on SLA and delivery dates. You identify re- usable procedures and objects.
Explanation

The scenario describes a situation where the CIO, the project sponsor, has made a strategic decision to accept a non-standard technology after considering the risks. The task is to execute Phase G (Implementation Governance) based on this decision. The correct course of action is to govern the implementation of the approved solution, not to challenge or reverse the CIO's decision.
Option B correctly reflects the necessary governance activities. It formalizes the CIO's decision by updating the company's standards (Standards Information Base) to include the new technology. It establishes formal oversight through an Architecture Contract, plans for necessary assurance activities like performance testing (to meet KPIs) and compliance reviews, and confirms operational parameters (SLAs) with the business. This approach respects the sponsor's authority while ensuring the project is governed correctly according to TOGAF principles.

Why Incorrect

A. This option incorrectly challenges the CIO's explicit decision by asking the supplier to modify the solution to meet the old standards. The architect's role here is to implement the approved decision, not reverse it.
C. This option directly contradicts the CIO's directive. The CIO has already approved the non-standard solution, overruling the Architecture Board's initial recommendation. Eliminating the component is not an option.
D. This option proposes re-doing work, such as risk and impact analysis, that should have informed the CIO's decision. While some activities are correct (Architecture Contract), it misses the crucial step of formalizing the standards exception, which is a key governance action in this context.

References

1. The TOGAF® Standard

Version 9.2

Chapter 14: Phase G - Implementation Governance:

Section 14.2

Objectives: The objectives of Phase G include ensuring conformance with the Target Architecture. When a deviation is approved by a sponsor

the governance function's role is to manage that deviation.

Section 14.4

Step 4: Perform Enterprise Architecture Compliance Review: This step is central to Phase G. The review assesses compliance

and in this case

would confirm the CIO's approved dispensation for the non-standard technology. Option B's plan for a compliance review aligns with this.

Section 14.5

Outputs: Key outputs include a signed Architecture Contract and Compliance Assessments

both of which are mentioned or implied in option B.

2. The TOGAF® Standard

Version 9.2

Chapter 36: Architecture Governance:

Section 36.2.6

Dispensation: "The dispensation process is a formal record of an agreement to deviate from the standard for a given period of time or on a specific project or system." The CIO's approval is a dispensation. The follow-on action in option B

updating the Standards Information Base

is the correct way to manage this approved change.

3. The TOGAF® Standard

Version 9.2

Chapter 35: Architecture Contracts:

Section 35.2

Contents of an Architecture Contract: This section details that contracts should cover conformance requirements

including SLAs. Option B correctly identifies the need to create an Architecture Contract and agree on SLAs with the business.

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