EA Transition Planning and Roadmap Development Flashcards
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What does a Solution Building Block (SBB) represent in contrast to an Architecture Building Block (ABB)?
Answer: A specific, concrete component or product that implements the capability defined by an ABB
A Solution Building Block (SBB) represents a specific, concrete product, system, or component that implements the abstract capability defined by a corresponding Architecture Building Block (ABB).
What is 'architecture debt' in the context of EA transition planning?
Answer: The accumulated backlog of architecture decisions deferred or compromised over time
Architecture debt refers to accumulated technical and architectural compromises, shortcuts, and deferred decisions that create complexity and risk in the current architecture, which must be addressed during transition.
In TOGAF, which technique is specifically designed to identify gaps between baseline and target architectures across all architecture domains?
Answer: Gap analysis
Gap analysis in TOGAF systematically compares the baseline architecture with the target architecture across all domains to identify what components need to be added, removed, or changed to achieve the desired future state.
What is the primary output of TOGAF Phase F - Migration Planning?
Answer: A finalized Implementation and Migration Plan with prioritized projects and schedules
The primary output of Phase F is the finalized Implementation and Migration Plan, which provides a prioritized schedule of projects, work packages, and transition architectures needed to realize the target architectures.
How should an enterprise architect prioritize migration activities when multiple architecture domains require change simultaneously?
Answer: Prioritize based on business impact, risk levels, and architectural dependencies
Migration activities should be prioritized based on business impact, risk levels, and architectural dependencies to ensure the most critical changes are addressed first while maintaining system integrity throughout the transition.
What role does risk assessment play in EA transition planning?
Answer: It identifies and enables mitigation of threats to successful architecture delivery during transition
Risk assessment in EA transition planning identifies potential threats to successful architecture delivery, enabling architects and planners to develop mitigation strategies and make informed sequencing and prioritization decisions.
In TOGAF's Architecture Roadmap terminology, what is a 'plateau'?
Answer: A relatively stable state of the enterprise architecture that exists at a specific point in time
A plateau in TOGAF represents a relatively stable state of the enterprise architecture at a particular point in time, existing either as the current baseline, an intermediate transition state, or the final target architecture.