Enterprise Architecture Capability and Governance Knowledge Practice

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7 Foundation practice questions on Enterprise Architecture Capability and Governance. Questions that assess core concepts and understanding.

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Enterprise Architecture Capability and Governance 4.3 Setting Up the Architecture Board

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  1. Which of the following best describes a key recommendation for the size and composition of an Architecture Board in the TOGAF Standard?

    • A) It must include every project manager across the organization to guarantee operational alignment.
    • B) It should remain small and manageable, typically comprising around 4 to 5 core representative members, to ensure efficient decision-making.
    • C) It should be composed exclusively of enterprise IT architects to maintain purely technical governance.
    • D) It must be established as a temporary project team that disbands once the architecture transition is complete.
  2. According to the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition, which key guideline should be followed when determining the size and structure of an Architecture Board?

    • A) The board must be restricted strictly to enterprise architects to focus solely on technical design standards.
    • B) The board should strike a balance between adequate representation of key business and IT stakeholders and keeping the size manageable for efficient decision-making.
    • C) The board size must remain fixed at twelve members across all organizations to maintain standardized governance globally.
    • D) The board structure must absorb all project management steering committees to streamline architectural funding approvals.
  3. According to the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition, which consideration primarily guides the size and structure of an Architecture Board to ensure effective governance?

    • A) Balancing key business and IT domain representation with a manageable group size that enables efficient decision-making.
    • B) Granting permanent voting seats to all project managers within the IT department to ensure full operational coverage.
    • C) Restricting board membership strictly to executive C-level officers to eliminate lower-level operational discussion.
    • D) Mandating that external enterprise architecture consultants hold the majority of voting positions to ensure impartiality.
  4. According to the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition, which principle should guide the determination of an Architecture Board's size and structure?

    • A) Balancing efficient decision-making capability with effective representation of key business and technical stakeholders.
    • B) Mandating that every project manager and developer holds an active voting seat on the board.
    • C) Determining board size strictly according to the total volume of software licenses and hardware assets.
    • D) Restricting membership exclusively to third-party consultants to maintain operational detachment.
  5. According to the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition, which of the following represents a primary trigger for formally setting up or re-chartering an Architecture Board within an enterprise?

    • A) The initiation of major business transformations or high-risk strategic investments requiring cross-boundary architectural alignment.
    • B) The execution of routine scheduled maintenance for localized departmental software applications.
    • C) The internal recruitment and onboarding of individual junior enterprise architecture team members.
    • D) The compilation and submission of standard weekly project progress reports by a technical lead.
  6. According to the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition, which guideline should be followed regarding the size and structure of an Architecture Board to balance effective governance with decision-making efficiency?

    • A) Keep the board size manageable with key decision-makers, utilizing sub-boards or federated structures for specific domain or business unit governance.
    • B) Maximize board membership by including representation from every operational team to ensure unanimous consensus on all technical decisions.
    • C) Restrict board composition strictly to external vendors and third-party auditors to maintain absolute impartiality.
    • D) Establish a single centralized board without sub-boards to personally review every low-level technical artifact across the enterprise.
  7. According to the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition, which statement correctly describes the recommended guideline for the size of an enterprise Architecture Board?

    • A) It should be kept relatively small with key high-level stakeholders to facilitate effective decision-making and operational agility.
    • B) It must include all operational project managers across the organization to guarantee direct operational compliance.
    • C) It should be fixed at a minimum of twenty permanent members to represent all functional departments equally.
    • D) It must be limited to a single enterprise architect who holds sole decision-making authority.

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