CEA EA Transition Planning and Roadmap Development 3

Question 1

What does a Solution Building Block (SBB) represent in contrast to an Architecture Building Block (ABB)?

Accepted Answer

A specific, concrete component or product that implements the capability defined by an ABB

Answer

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).

Question 2

What is 'architecture debt' in the context of EA transition planning?

Accepted Answer

The accumulated backlog of architecture decisions deferred or compromised over time

Answer

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.

Question 3

In TOGAF, which technique is specifically designed to identify gaps between baseline and target architectures across all architecture domains?

Accepted Answer

Gap analysis

Answer

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.

Question 4

What is the primary output of TOGAF Phase F - Migration Planning?

Accepted Answer

A finalized Implementation and Migration Plan with prioritized projects and schedules

Answer

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.

Question 5

How should an enterprise architect prioritize migration activities when multiple architecture domains require change simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Prioritize based on business impact, risk levels, and architectural dependencies

Answer

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.

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CEA EA Transition Planning and Roadmap Development 3