TOGAF Part 1 ADM Chapter 9 Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions with Questions and Answers

In Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions, what is Objective 1? - Generate the initial complete version of the Architecture Roadmap based upon the Gap Analysis and candidate Architecture Roadmap components from Phases B, C, and D. In Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions, what is Objective 2? - Determine whether an incremental approach is required and if so identify Transition Architectures that will deliver continuous business value. In Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions, what is Objective 3? - Define the overall SBBs to finalize the Target Architecture based on the ABBs. In Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions, what is Objective 4 ? - Phase E is a collaborative effort with stakeholders required from both the business and IT sidesInclude those that implement and those that operate the infrastructure and those responsible for strategic planning especially for creating the TransitionArchitectures, if required. What are Inputs 1, 2, 3 of Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions? - Product information; Request for Architecture Work; Capability Assessment; What are Inputs 4, 5, 6 of Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions? - Communications Plan; Planning Methodologies; Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture; What are Inputs 7, 8, 9 of Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions? - Governance Models and Frameworks; Tailored Architecture Framework; Statement of Architecture Work; What are Inputs 10, 11, 12 of Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions? - Architecture Vision; Architecture Repository; Draft Architecture Definition Document; What are Inputs 13, 14, 15 of Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions? - Draft Architecture Requirements Specification; Change Requests for existing programs and projects; Candidate Architecture Roadmap components from Phases B, C, and D What are the Steps of Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions? - 1. Determine/confirm key corporate change attributes 2. Determine business constraints for implementation 3. Review and consolidate gap analysis results from Phases B to D 4. Review consolidated requirements across related business functions 5. Consolidate and reconcile interoperability requirements 6. Refine and validate dependencies 7. Confirm readiness and risk for business transformation 8. Formulate Implementation and Migration Strategy 9. Identify and group major work packages 10. Identify Transition Architectures 11. Create the Architecture Roadmap & Implementation and Migration Plan What is Step 1 Determine/confirm key corporate change attributes of Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions? - Determines how the Enterprise Architecture can be best implemented to take advantage of the organization's business culture using the Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix. Step 1 Determine/confirm key corporate change attributes, what step/activity 1? - The creation of an Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction matrix to serve as a repository for architecture implementation and migration decisions. Step 1 Determine/confirm key corporate change attributes, what step/activity 2? - Assessments of the transition capabilities of the organizations involved (including culture and abilities) and assessments of the enterprise (including culture and skill sets). Step 1 Determine/confirm key corporate change attributes, what step/activity 3? - The resulting factors from the assessments should be documented in the Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction matrix. Step 1 Determine/confirm key corporate change attributes, what step/activity 3? - For organizations where Enterprise Architecture is well established, the matrix has to be established so that it can be used as an archive and record of decisions taken. Step 1 Determine/confirm key corporate change attributes, what step/activity 4? - Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix which documents the factors that impact the Implementation and Migration Plan with a list of the factors, their descriptions with rationale and the conclusions that indicate the actions or constraints that have to be taken into consideration when formulating the plan and the production and use of this artifact can be considered as a Risk Management activity. Step 2 Determine business constraints for implementation, what the steps/activities? - Identify any business drivers that would constrain the sequence of implementation and a review of the business and strategic plans at a corporate and line-of-business level and a review of the Enterprise Architecture Maturity Assessment. Step 3 Review and consolidate gap analysis results from Phases B to D, what is step/activity 1? - Consolidate and integrate the gap analysis results from the Business, Information Systems and Technology Architectures created in Phases B to D and assess their implications in potential solutions and inter-dependencies using a Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies matrix which will enable the identification of SBBs that could potentially address one or more gaps and their associated ABBs. Step 3 Review and consolidate gap analysis results from Phases B to D, what is step/activity 2? - Review the Phase B, C and D gap analysis results and consolidate them in a single list with potential solutions to the gaps and dependencies by using sets of views such as the Business Interaction matrix, the Data Entity/Business Function matrix and the Application/Function matrix to completely relate elements from different architectural domains. Step 3 Review and consolidate gap analysis results from Phases B to D, what is step/activity 3? - Rationalize the Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies matrix. Step 3 Review and consolidate gap analysis results from Phases B to D, what is step/activity 4? - Once all of the gaps have been documented, re-organize the gap list and place similar items together by referring to the Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction matrix and review the implementation factors and additional factors should be added to the matrix. Step 3 Review and consolidate gap analysis results from Phases B to D, what is the Consolidated Gaps, Solutions, and Dependencies Matrix? - A technique allowing the architect to group the gaps identified in the domain architecture gap analysis results and assess potential solutions and dependencies to one or more gaps; can be used as a planning tool when creating work packages and identify dependencies driving the creation of projects and migration planning in Phases E and F.