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Question 4
Digital transformation of a traditional major bank
JP MoneyPenny has been active in the financial sector for over 150 years and has grown primarily through mergers and acquisitions. This growth has led to many duplicate systems, inconsistent data and a heavy reliance on internally developed solutions.
The bank has an established Enterprise Architecture (EA) team and the TOGAF Standard serves as the cornerstone of its architectural framework. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the sponsor of the Enterprise Architecture program.
The bank maintains a large IT service department that simultaneously manages more than 200 infrastructure and service projects.
The CIO highlighted a notable trend where a significant portion of customers are moving to "neo bank institutions" that offer fast services, minimal fees and an enhanced user experience that emphasizes a digital digital-first approach.
In response, the CIO has launched a transformation project aimed at delivering a suite of next-generation financial services. Senior management has concluded that the bank’s basic infrastructure and services need to be rationalized to support this transformation. It has been decided that these core elements need to be adaptable to technological and business changes.
Following the approval of an Architecture Vision, the green light has been given to proceed with the development of a Target Architecture. The stakeholders have approved several domain architectures and identified gaps to be closed.
Consequently, your EA team has outlined the necessary steps to realize these transformative changes.
You are an Enterprise Architect recently hired for JP MoneyPenny. You have been assigned to the “Core infrastructure and services” project.
You have been asked to recommend the best approach for the next steps using the TOGAF Standard.
Which of the following is the best answer?
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A
You suggest identifying interdependencies between the proposed changes to close the gaps and structuring them into interrelated work packages. Each work package addresses is thoroughly assessed for its value, costs and associated risks, considering stakeholder priorities. A sequence of Transition Architectures is defined to ensure the incremental delivery of measurable business value. Finally, you document these work packages and Transition Architectures in the Architecture Roadmap to ensure clarity and alignment.
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B
You suggest actively working with stakeholders to gain insights for the implementation of the Domain Architectures to ensure that all stakeholder priorities and preferences are fully considered when planning the Enterprise Architecture. Based on these findings, you compile a list of work activities, consolidate them into an IT portfolio plan and define a series of projects. This leads to the development of a comprehensive Target Architecture that describes the technology selection for the organization over the next five years.
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C
You recommend carrying out a review of current projects and their outcomes to tackle the results of the Gap Analysis in the different Architecture Domains. Each domain architect proposes specific projects to close identified gaps within their respective domain. You summarize the work from each domain in an Implementation and Migration Plan. In addition, you document the timeline for the development of deliverables in the Architecture Roadmap.
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D
You suggest implementing the Domain Architectures and adjusting the scope of all ongoing projects to deliver the newly created Architectures. You identify requirements from phases B to D that are not covered by existing projects and initiate new IT projects for them. You guarantee interoperability by ensuring that all projects adhere provide their data and functions via defined service interfaces. Finally, you document these results as an Implementation and Migration plan.
Reveal correct answer
Correct answer: A
Explanation
TOGAF Standard: Learning goals & further readings
Describe three basic approaches to implementation. TOGAF® Standard - Part 1- Architecture Development Method §9.3.8
Explain how to identify and group work packages. TOGAF® Standard - Part 1- Architecture Development Method §9.3
Explain how to create and document Transition Architectures. TOGAF® Standard - Part 1- Architecture Development Method §9.3
A.
Best answer. You follow the TOGAF Standard. You consider dependencies between changes, organize work packages and consider the priorities of the stakeholders. You assess value, cost and risk of work packages and identify a series of Transition Architectures. You also summarize your results in the Architecture Roadmap.
B.
Third best answer. You follow the TOGAF Standard to a very limited extent. You consider stakeholders’ priorities but ignore the dependencies of changes and work packages. You do not identify Transition Architectures and do not summarize your results in an Architecture Roadmap as suggested by the EA framework.
C.
Second best answer. You partially follow the TOGAF Standard. You focus on gaps and projects. However, you do not define work packages and do not assess their value, costs and risks. You do not include the stakeholders in the prioritization process. You do not define any Transition Architectures. It is good that you document the results in the Architecture Roadmap.
D.
Wrong answer. You do not follow the TOGAF Standard. Instead, you jump to a specific implementation without considering stakeholder input. You do not define work packages, you do not assess their dependencies, value, costs and risks, you do not create Transition Architectures and you do not create an Architecture Roadmap. Instead, you focus on a technical solution to improve interoperability.
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