CGEIT Enterprise Architecture and IT Integration 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An IT governance board reviews an enterprise architecture roadmap PRIMARILY to ensure it:
- Supports the organization's strategic direction and investment priorities (Correct answer)
- Uses the latest available technology in all areas
- Eliminates all legacy systems within one year
- Matches the architecture of industry competitors
Correct answer: Supports the organization's strategic direction and investment priorities
The governance board reviews the EA roadmap to confirm that planned IT changes align with and enable the organization's strategic priorities.
Question 2: A 'current state architecture' assessment in CGEIT PRIMARILY helps governance to:
- Understand existing IT capabilities and identify gaps relative to strategic needs (Correct answer)
- Document all open IT incidents
- Negotiate better vendor pricing
- Create a new organizational chart for the IT department
Correct answer: Understand existing IT capabilities and identify gaps relative to strategic needs
Current state assessment gives governance a clear picture of what IT capabilities exist today so gaps against future strategic needs can be identified and planned for.
Question 3: Which governance role is MOST responsible for maintaining the enterprise architecture within an organization?
- Chief Architect or Enterprise Architecture function (Correct answer)
- Chief Financial Officer
- IT helpdesk management
- External compliance auditor
Correct answer: Chief Architect or Enterprise Architecture function
The Chief Architect or Enterprise Architecture function owns the ongoing development, maintenance, and governance of the enterprise architecture.
Question 4: An 'architecture review board' (ARB) in IT governance PRIMARILY serves to:
- Evaluate proposed IT changes for conformance with enterprise architecture standards (Correct answer)
- Approve all IT vendor contracts
- Manage the IT department's annual budget
- Conduct performance reviews for IT staff
Correct answer: Evaluate proposed IT changes for conformance with enterprise architecture standards
An ARB reviews proposed IT projects and changes to ensure they align with and comply with established enterprise architecture standards and principles.
Question 5: Integration middleware in enterprise IT architecture MOST supports governance by:
- Enabling controlled, monitored data exchange between disparate systems (Correct answer)
- Replacing the need for an enterprise architecture strategy
- Reducing the number of business applications in use
- Eliminating the need for data governance policies
Correct answer: Enabling controlled, monitored data exchange between disparate systems
Integration middleware provides governed, standardized pathways for systems to exchange data, enabling visibility and control over how information flows across the enterprise.
Question 6: When an organization adopts a cloud-first strategy, its enterprise architecture governance MOST needs to address:
- Security, data sovereignty, vendor dependency, and integration with on-premise systems (Correct answer)
- Elimination of all internal IT staff
- Replacement of COBIT with a cloud-specific framework
- Reduction of governance committee membership
Correct answer: Security, data sovereignty, vendor dependency, and integration with on-premise systems
Cloud adoption introduces new governance challenges around data control, regulatory compliance, vendor lock-in, and integration that EA governance must explicitly address.
CGEIT Enterprise Architecture and IT Integration 2
An IT governance board reviews an enterprise architecture roadmap PRIMARILY to ensure it: