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Part II: Business Context

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#21-0217: TOGAF Mastery: Certified v2.0
Part II Practice Exams

October 2018

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Exercise #8 TOGAF Mastery: Certified v2.0
Requirements Management Practice Exam

Questions
1. What is a “requirement”?
A.
A statement of need for required IT solutions
B.
A statement of need that is required to be implemented
C.
A statement of need that must be met by a particular architecture or work package
D.
A statement of need that specifies how to to create an architecture

2. Requirements management in the ADM involves a static set of requirements.

A.
True
B.
False

3. The ADM requires the use of the business scenario technique for requirements management.
A.
True
B.
False

4. Which of the following ADM phases involves requirements?

A.  Architecture Vision
B.  Business Architecture
C.  Opportunities & Solutions
D.  Architecture Change Management

5. What are some of the outputs of the Requirements Management phase?

A.  Architecture Definition Document
B.  Architecture Requirements Specification
C.  Requirements Impact Statement
D.  Statement of Architecture Work

6. What are the two major TOGAF ADM deliverables regarding architecture descriptions?
A.  Architecture repository
B.  Architecture requirements specification
C.  Architecture building block
D.  Architecture definition document

7. Which ADM deliverable “outlines what implementation projects must do in order to comply
with the architecture”?
A.
Architecture building block
B.
Architecture definition document
C.
Architecture repository
D.
Architecture requirements specification

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8. What is defined as “the ability to share information and services”?

A.
Reusability
B.
Interoperability
C.
Interfaceability
D.
Shareability

9. What describes the “necessary level of business process integration and standardization for
delivering goods and services to customers”?
A.
Architecture vision
B.
Interoperability requirements
C.
Operating model
D.
Supply chain

10. Interoperability requirements are solely the concern of the Requirements Management
phase.
A.
True
B.
False

11. Which degree of interoperability represents an “exchange of human-interpretable data

intended for manual and/or automated handling, but requires manual intervention”?
A.
Unstructured data exchange (degree 1)
B.
Structured data exchange (degree 2)
C.
Seamless sharing of data (degree 3)
D.
Seamless sharing of information (degree 4)

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Answers
1. C Slide 8.11

2. B Slide 8.4

3. B Slide 8.4

4. A, B, C, D Slide 8.3

5. B, C Slide 8.5

6. C, D Slide 8.6

7. D Slide 8.6

8. B Slide 8.17

9. C Slide 8.20

10. B Slide 8.17

11. B Slide 8.19

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Exercise #11 TOGAF Mastery: Certified v2.0
Architecture Vision Practice Exam

Questions
1. What is a technique to “derive business requirements that architecture development has to
address”?
A.
Architecture Vision
B.
Business Scenario
C.
Gap Analysis
D.
Request for Architecture Work

2. Place the name of each step of Phase A: Architecture Vision in the appropriate location in the
image below.

A. Define Scope G. Define Target Architecture Value

B. Develop Statement of Architecture Work
C. Assess Readiness for Business
Transformation
D. Evaluate Capabilities
E. Confirm Business Goals and Drivers
F. Confirm Architecture Principles
Proposition
H. Develop Architecture Vision
I. Identify Stakeholders, Concerns, and
Requirements
J. Establish Architecture Project
K. Identify Business Transformation Risks

3. Which of the following are true about the term “Architecture Vision” in the ADM?
A.  Does not include any architecture descriptions
B.  Describes how new capability will meet business goals and strategic objectives
C.  Defines the scope and constraints of the architecture effort
D.  It is both a deliverable and a phase

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4. Receipt of which deliverable triggers the beginning of a new cycle of architecture

development?
A.
Architecture Vision
B.
Change Request
C.
Request for Architecture Work
D.
Statement of Architecture Work

5. What ADM technique should be used to “identify key players in the architecture
engagement”?
A.
Business scenarios
B.
Capability-based planning
C.
Stakeholder management
D.
Interoperability requirements

6. What two things should be adapted/tailored to ensure stakeholders’ concerns are effectively
addressed?
A.  Architecture viewpoints
B.  Architecture method
C.  Architecture roles
D.  Architecture deliverables

7. What are the two major TOGAF ADM deliverables regarding architecture descriptions?
A.  Architecture repository
B.  Architecture requirements specification
C.  Architecture building block
D.  Architecture definition document

8. Which types of capabilities should be assessed in the Architecture Vision phase?

A.  Architecture capabilities
B.  Business capabilities
C.  IT capabilities
D.  Technology capabilities

9. Which technique includes “human and organization considerations” when formulating an

approach to realize target architectures?
A.
Business Transformation Readiness Assessment
B.
Gap Analysis
C.
Risk Management
D.
Stakeholder Management

10. What some of the dimensions used to define the scope of architecture development?
A.  Specific architecture domains
B.  Architecture maturity
C.  Level of detail
D.  Breadth of coverage

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11. When describing business objectives, the TOGAF standard suggests they need to be made
“SMART”. What does the SMART acronym stand for?
A.
Specific, Manageable, Aligned, Real-time, Timely
B.
Specific, Measurable, Aligned, Relevant, Time-Constrained
C.
Specific, Manageable, Actionable, Relevant, Time-Bound
D.
Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Time-Bound

12. Which of the following are outputs of Phase A: Architecture Vision?

A.  Capability Assessment
B.  Communications Plan
C.  Statement of Architecture Work
D.  Baseline Business Architecture v0.1

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Answers
1. B Slide 11.9

2. Slide 9.6

E A I

F H

D C K

J G B

3. B, C, D Slide 9.4

4. C Slide 9.4

5. C Slide 9.13

6. A, D Slides 9.13 and 9.19

7. B, D Slide 9.19

8. A, B, C Slide 10.12

9. A Slide 10.18

10. A, C, D Slide 11.4

11. D Slide 11.15

12. A, B, C, D Slide 11.29

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Exercise #14 TOGAF Mastery: Certified v2.0
Business Architecture Practice Exam

Questions
1. Phase B: Business Architecture is always performed immediately after Phase A: Architecture
Vision.
A.
True
B.
False

2. Which artifact is developed to show “provides a self-contained view of the business

independent of current organizational structure”?
A.
Capability Map
B.
Organization Map
C.
Strategy Map
D.
Value Stream Map

3. Which artifacts are often analyzed by heat mapping using various colors to show various
attributes?
A.  Capability Map
B.  Organization Map
C.  Strategy Map
D.  Value Stream Map

4. Which artifact “provides a view into why an organization needs its capabilities”?
A.
Capability Map
B.
Organization Map
C.
Strategy Map
D.
Value Stream Map

5. Which artifact describes the entities that “make up the enterprise ecosystem”?
A.
Capability Map
B.
Organization Map
C.
Strategy Map
D.
Value Stream Map

6. Which of the following are outputs of Phase B: Business Architecture?

A.  Architecture vision
B.  Baseline business architecture description
C.  Business requirements
D.  Target business architecture description

7. When developing the business architecture, one should:

A.  Develop a complete model of the entire organization
B.  Describe the baseline architecture to the same level of detail as the target
architecture
C.  Consider relevant resources in the architecture repository
D.  Build models that are extensions of those in the Architecture Vision

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8. Which of the following are business architecture viewpoints identified in the set of
architectural artifacts defined by the TOGAF standard?
A.  Location catalog
B.  Functional decomposition diagram
C.  Data lifecycle diagram
D.  Enterprise manageability diagram

9. When conducting gap analysis, what are some of the possible decisions to make regarding
building blocks?
A.  Building blocks in the baseline architecture to reuse in the target architecture
B.  Building blocks in the target architecture to eliminate
C.  Building blocks in the baseline architecture to create
D.  Building blocks in the target architecture to procure

10. All stakeholder concerns can be addressed by building graphical models of the business
architecture.
A.
True
B.
False

11. In which step of Phase B: Business Architecture does one make initial selections of grouping
business architecture building blocks for migration planning?
A.
Perform gap analysis
B.
Define candidate roadmap components
C.
Resolve impacts across the architecture landscape
D.
Finalize target architecture description

12. In which step of Phase B: Business Architecture are standards selected for architecture
building blocks?
A.
Select reference models, viewpoints, and tools
B.
Define candidate roadmap components
C.
Resolve impacts across the architecture landscape
D.
Finalize target architecture description

13. In which step of Phase B: Business Architecture does one check the original motivation for
architecture project against the proposed architecture?
A.
Perform gap analysis
B.
Define candidate roadmap components
C.
Conduct formal stakeholder review
D.
Resolve impacts across the architecture landscape

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Answers
1. B Slide 7.18 and 12.4

2. A Slide 12.7

3. A, D Slides 12.7 and 12.9

4. D Slide 12.9

5. B Slide 12.11

6. B, C, D Slide 14.31

7. C, D Slide 14.3

8. A, B Slide 13.3

9. A, D Slide 14.20

10. B Slide 16.7

11. B Slide 14.26

12. D Slide 14.29

13. C Slide 14.28

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