BCS - Business Architecture Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
What |is |the |Business |Architecture |Guilds |definition |of |Business |Architecture?
"A |blueprint |of |the |enterprise |that |provides |a |common |understanding |of |the |organisation |and |
is |used |to |align |strategic |objectives |and |tactical |demands" |BAG |2014
What |is |the |rationale |for |Business |Architecture?
a) |Promote |organisational |health
- |Ensure |longevity |and |well-being |of |the |organisation
- |Enable |flexibility |and |agility |in |delivery |of |change
b) |Help |fulfil |unrealised |opportunities
- |Promote |appropriate |reactions |to |external |influences |and |proposed |initiatives
- |Identity |areas |of |the |business |for |transformation
c) |Aid |organisational |performance |in |a |competitive |market
- |Implementing |best |practices
- |Encouraging |reuse
- |Monitoring |business |metrics
- |Focusing |on |parts |of |the |business |that |delivers |most |customer |value
Explain |the |key |principles |behind |business |architecture |as |defined |by |the |Business |
Architecture |Guild?
1. |Business |architecture |is |about |the |business
, 2. |Business |architecture's |scope |is |the |scope |of |the |business
3. |Business |architecture |is |not |prescriptive
4. |Business |architecture |is |iterative
5. |Business |architecture |is |reusable
6. |Business |architecture |is |not |about |the |deliverables
What |is |the |relationship |of |Business |Architecture |with |other |architectural |domains?
4 |distinct |domains. |Each |contain |a |subset |of |the |overall |EA.
There |are |also |other |domains |that |often |cut |across |the |main |domains |i.e. |security |architecture
What |other |roles |exist |in |Business |Architecture?
Programme |Manager |- |programmes |touch |on |multiple |business |units |and |knowing |BizArch |
makes |this |smoother
Business |Analyst |- |focused |on |granular |levels |of |detail |in |
Business |Change |Manager |- |May |draw |on |BizArch |blueprints |to |understand |impacts |and |how |
to |address
Solution |Architect |- |must |ensure |that |principle, |constraints |and |rules |set |by |EA |are |fully |
accounted |for |in |the |solutions
Subject |Matter |Expert |- |provides |specialist |knowledge
With Correct Answers
What |is |the |Business |Architecture |Guilds |definition |of |Business |Architecture?
"A |blueprint |of |the |enterprise |that |provides |a |common |understanding |of |the |organisation |and |
is |used |to |align |strategic |objectives |and |tactical |demands" |BAG |2014
What |is |the |rationale |for |Business |Architecture?
a) |Promote |organisational |health
- |Ensure |longevity |and |well-being |of |the |organisation
- |Enable |flexibility |and |agility |in |delivery |of |change
b) |Help |fulfil |unrealised |opportunities
- |Promote |appropriate |reactions |to |external |influences |and |proposed |initiatives
- |Identity |areas |of |the |business |for |transformation
c) |Aid |organisational |performance |in |a |competitive |market
- |Implementing |best |practices
- |Encouraging |reuse
- |Monitoring |business |metrics
- |Focusing |on |parts |of |the |business |that |delivers |most |customer |value
Explain |the |key |principles |behind |business |architecture |as |defined |by |the |Business |
Architecture |Guild?
1. |Business |architecture |is |about |the |business
, 2. |Business |architecture's |scope |is |the |scope |of |the |business
3. |Business |architecture |is |not |prescriptive
4. |Business |architecture |is |iterative
5. |Business |architecture |is |reusable
6. |Business |architecture |is |not |about |the |deliverables
What |is |the |relationship |of |Business |Architecture |with |other |architectural |domains?
4 |distinct |domains. |Each |contain |a |subset |of |the |overall |EA.
There |are |also |other |domains |that |often |cut |across |the |main |domains |i.e. |security |architecture
What |other |roles |exist |in |Business |Architecture?
Programme |Manager |- |programmes |touch |on |multiple |business |units |and |knowing |BizArch |
makes |this |smoother
Business |Analyst |- |focused |on |granular |levels |of |detail |in |
Business |Change |Manager |- |May |draw |on |BizArch |blueprints |to |understand |impacts |and |how |
to |address
Solution |Architect |- |must |ensure |that |principle, |constraints |and |rules |set |by |EA |are |fully |
accounted |for |in |the |solutions
Subject |Matter |Expert |- |provides |specialist |knowledge
