Free OGEA-103 sample questions

Correct answer: Introduce a value-stream mapping practice to directly link architecture work packages to specific business outcomes and financial metrics.

The most effective evolution is to shift the focus from technical compliance to demonstrating business value. Value-stream mapping is a technique used in Business Architecture (Phase B) that directly connects activities, including architecture work, to the value delivered to the customer and the business. This creates a clear line of sight from EA efforts to the financial metrics and business outcomes that executive leadership cares about. Stricter compliance, more detailed artifacts, or new tools are internally focused and do not inherently translate EA activities into business terms.

Correct answers: The board's primary role is to define enterprise-wide 'guardrails' and standards, empowering business units to innovate within those boundaries.; The board serves as the ultimate escalation point for cross-business-unit architectural disputes.

In a federated model, the central Architecture Board's role is to enable and guide, not command and control. Defining 'guardrails' (enterprise standards, principles, and reference architectures) allows business units to maintain autonomy and agility while ensuring alignment and interoperability. The board also serves as the final point of escalation for disputes that cannot be resolved at lower levels, maintaining overall enterprise coherence.

In a federated model, the central Architecture Board's role is to enable and guide, not command and control. Defining 'guardrails' (enterprise standards, principles, and reference architectures) allows business units to maintain autonomy and agility while ensuring alignment and interoperability. The board also serves as the final point of escalation for disputes that cannot be resolved at lower levels, maintaining overall enterprise coherence.

Correct answer: False

This statement is false. The Enterprise Continuum is a conceptual model or a 'virtual repository' used to classify architecture and solution artifacts. It provides a method for understanding the relationships between different types of assets, from generic to specific. The Architecture Repository is the physical system or location where these assets are stored and managed.

Correct answer: Implement a federated governance model that establishes clear architectural 'guardrails' and reusable Solution Building Blocks (SBBs), and embeds architects within the agile teams to provide real-time guidance and ensure alignment.

This approach provides the best balance. A federated model decentralizes decision-making while maintaining central oversight. 'Guardrails' (e.g., security standards, approved technologies) provide clear boundaries for autonomous teams. Reusable SBBs accelerate development and ensure consistency. Embedding architects in teams facilitates continuous, real-time guidance, making governance a collaborative enabler rather than a gatekeeping bottleneck. This aligns with modern agile and DevOps practices.

Correct answer: A Value Stream/Application matrix

A Value Stream/Application matrix is the most suitable artifact for this purpose. It explicitly maps business value streams (like 'Client Onboarding') to the applications that support them. This tabular format makes it easy to visualize which applications support each stage of the value stream and to identify overlaps or redundancies where multiple applications support the same function. While the diagram shows some relationships, the matrix provides a more systematic and comprehensive view for analysis.

Correct answer: Principle: Data is protected from unauthorized use and disclosure. Rationale: To comply with regulations like HIPAA and maintain patient trust. Implication: All projects must implement role-based access controls and encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit.

A well-formed Architecture Principle includes a clear statement, a rationale explaining the business driver, and implications outlining the consequences and required actions. This option provides all three components. It states the principle ('Data is protected'), the reason ('comply with HIPAA'), and the practical impact ('implement RBAC and encryption'). The other options are either too vague ('Secure the data'), state a requirement without context ('HIPAA compliant'), or are too prescriptive for a principle ('Use encryption').

Correct answer: Foundation Architectures

The Enterprise Continuum classifies assets from generic to specific. Foundation Architectures are the most generic level and include industry-standard frameworks and models like ITIL, COBIT, and the TOGAF Technical Reference Model (TRM). These assets provide a generic foundation that can be specialized for industries, common systems, and finally, the specific organization.

Correct answers: A Conceptual Data Model; A Logical Data Model

The Conceptual Data Model identifies the high-level data entities and their relationships, which is a key starting point for Data Architecture. The Logical Data Model then elaborates on this by adding attributes to the entities and defining the relationships more formally, independent of any specific database technology. These two artifacts are fundamental to developing the Data Architecture in Phase C.

The Conceptual Data Model identifies the high-level data entities and their relationships, which is a key starting point for Data Architecture. The Logical Data Model then elaborates on this by adding attributes to the entities and defining the relationships more formally, independent of any specific database technology. These two artifacts are fundamental to developing the Data Architecture in Phase C.

Correct answer: Assess the impact of the proposed change on the overall architecture and business objectives.

The primary role of governance is not to rigidly enforce rules, but to manage change in a controlled manner. The first step is to perform an impact assessment. This involves understanding the reasons for the change, evaluating its effect on the Target Architecture, business goals, costs, risks, and other projects. Based on this assessment, an informed decision can be made to approve, reject, or modify the request, possibly through a formal dispensation process.

Correct answer: Engaging with key business stakeholders to understand strategic goals and delivering a small, high-impact project that demonstrates business value.

For a new EA capability, especially one with a technical bias, the most critical initial goal is to establish credibility and demonstrate value in business terms. Engaging with stakeholders to understand their goals and then delivering a tangible result on a high-impact project proves the worth of EA. This builds political capital and secures buy-in for future, more comprehensive architecture work. Focusing solely on technical artifacts like a TRM or an overly ambitious maturity assessment without first delivering business value risks the capability being seen as an irrelevant 'ivory tower'.