ADM Guidelines & Techniques

Question 1

TOGAF Standard approach for Stakeholder management

Answer 1

1. Identify Stakeholder
2. Classify Stakeholder Positions
3. Determine Stakeholder Management Approach
4. Tailor Engagement Deliverables

Question 2

Interoperability

Answer 2

The ability to share information and services.

Question 3

Operational or Business Interoperability

Answer 3

Defines how business processes are to be shared

Question 4

Information Interoperability

Answer 4

Defines how information is to be shared

Question 5

Technical Interoperability

Answer 5

Defines how technical services are to be shared or at least connect to one another

Question 6

Presentation Integration/ Interoperability

Answer 6

It is where a common look-and-feel approach through a common portal-like solution guides the user to the underlying functionality of the set of systems

Question 7

Information Integration/ Interoperability

Answer 7

It is where the corporate information is seamlessly shared between the various corporate applications to achieve, for example, a common set of client information

Question 8

Application Integration/ Interoperability

Answer 8

It is where the corporate functionality is integrated and shareable so that the applications are not duplicated (e.g., one change of address service/component; not one for every application) and are seamlessly linked together through functionality such as workflow

Question 9

Technical Integration/ Interoperability

Answer 9

It includes common methods and shared services for the communication, storage, processing, and access to data primarily in the application platform and communications infrastructure domains

Question 10

Enterprise Operating Model

Answer 10

The necessary level of business process integration and
standardization for delivering goods and services to customers.

Question 11

Business Information Interoperability Matrix vs ADM

Answer 11

Starts in Phase B, evolves in Phase C

Question 12

Business Transformation Readiness Assessment

Answer 12

It is used for
evaluating and quantifying an organization’s readiness to undergo change.

Question 13

Activities in Business Readiness assessment

Answer 13

1. Determine the readiness factors that will impact the organization
2. Present the readiness factors using maturity models
3. Assess the readiness factors, including determination of readiness factor ratings
4. Assess the risks for each readiness factor and identify improvement actions to mitigate the
   risk
5. Work these actions into Phase E and F Implementation and Migration Plan

Question 14

Business Transformation Enablement Program (BTEP) Readiness factors

Answer 14

Vision
Desire, Willingness & Resolve
Need
Business Case
Funding
Sponsorship & Leadership
Governance
Accountability
Workable Approach & Execution Model
IT Capacity to Execute
Enterprise Capacity to Execute
Enterprise Ability to Implement & Operate

Question 15

Readiness factor assessment addresses

Answer 15

Readiness Factor Vision
Readiness Factor Rating
Readiness Factor Risks & Actions

Question 16

Readiness Factor Vision

Answer 16

It is the determination of where the enterprise has to evolve to address the factor.

First, the factor should be assessed with respect to its base state and then its
target state.

Question 17

Readiness Factor Rating

Answer 17

Urgency - it means that action is needed before a transformation initiative can begin
Readiness Status - Low (needs substantial work before proceeding), Fair (needs some work before proceeding), Acceptable (some readiness issues
exist; no showstoppers), Good (relatively minor issues exist), or High (no readiness issues)
Degree of Difficulty to Fix - No Action Needed, Easy, Moderate, or Difficult

Question 18

Risk management

Answer 18

It is a technique used to mitigate risk when implementing
an architecture project.

Question 19

Two levels of risk

Answer 19

Initial Level of Risk - Risk categorization prior to determining and implementing
mitigating actions
Residual Level of Risk - Risk categorization after implementation of mitigating actions (if
any)

Question 20

Risk management process

Answer 20

1. Risk classification
2. Risk identification
3. Initial risk assessment
4. Risk mitigation and residual risk assessment
5. Risk monitoring

Question 21

Risk mitigation

Answer 21

Identification, planning, and conduct of actions that will reduce the risk to an acceptable level.

Question 22

Risk management vs ADM

Answer 22

The risk identification and mitigation assessment worksheets are maintained as governance
artifacts and are kept up-to-date in Phase G (Implementation Governance) where risk
monitoring is conducted.
Implementation governance can identify critical risks that are not being mitigated and might
require another full or partial ADM cycle.

Question 23

Successful capability-based planning is managed with

Answer 23

1. Capability Dimensions - Capabilities are engineered/generated taking into consideration various dimensions that
   straddle the corporate functional portfolios.
2. Capability Increments -

Question 24

Interoperability vs ADM

Answer 24

Interoperability determination is done throughout ADM.

Question 25

TOGAF provides below techniques for interoperability

Answer 25

1. Defining Interoperability
2. Refining Interoperability
3. Determine Interoperability requirement

Question 26

Considerations for interoperability contraints

Answer 26

1. Architecture Vision
2. Target Architecture
3. Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction matrix
4. Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix

Question 27

Capability-based planning

Answer 27

Technique that focusses on the planning, engineering and delivery of strategic Business capabilities

Question 28

Capability based planning vs ADM

Answer 28

Phase A: the corporate strategic direction must drive this
Phase B,C & D: specific capabilities must be targeted for completion
Phase E: the capability increments must drive this

Capabilities are directly derived from coporate startegic plan.

Question 29

Implementation Factor Assessment & Deduction Matrix

Answer 29

Includes:
1.List of factors to be considered
2.Their descriptions
3. Deduction - action/considerations for formulating plans

Question 30

Implementation Factor Assessment & Deduction Matrix vs ADM

Answer 30

Created in PhaseE as input for PhaseF.

Question 31

Consolidated Gaps, Solutions, & Dependencies Matrix vs ADM

Answer 31

Created in PhaseE using gap analysis of PhaseB to
D as input for PhaseF.
Used as planning tool for creating work products.
Dependencies drive project & migration planning in PhaseE & F.

Question 32

Architecture Definition Increments Table

Answer 32

Table allows the architect to plan a series of Transition Architectures outlining the status of the Enterprise Architecture at specified times.
Consists of - Listing projects and assign their incremental deliverables across Transition Architectures

Question 33

Architecture Definition Increments Table vs ADM

Answer 33

Created in F

Question 34

Transition Architecture State Evolution Table

Answer 34

Shows the porposed state of architectures at various levels using the TRM. Part of Implementation & Migration plan.
Describes SBBs wrt their delivery and impact of services.

Question 35

Transition Architecture State Evolution Table vs ADM

Answer 35

Created in F

Question 36

Business Value Assessment Technique

Answer 36

Matrix based on a value index dimension
and a risk index dimension.
Value index criteria - compliance to principles, financial contribution, strategic alignment,
competitive position.
Risk index criteria - size & complexity, technology, organizational capacity, impact of a failure.
Each criterion should be assigned an individual weight.

Question 37

Business Value Assessment Technique vs ADM

Answer 37

Used in PhaseF