OGEA-102 Sample Questions & Answers
Developing business architecture, information systems and technology together carries the most weight, next to establishing the vision, grasping context, identifying stakeholders, migration planning, governance and change, and iteration techniques.
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- Question 1Intermediate
The Context for Enterprise Architecture · Organizational Maturity
In an organization with low architecture maturity, stakeholders often bypass the architecture review board. Which initial step in the Preliminary Phase is most critical to rectifying this lack of engagement?
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Correct answer: C
Defining the organizational model helps clarify roles, responsibilities, and the value proposition of architecture governance. Without a clear governance framework established in the Preliminary Phase, stakeholders will not understand or respect the engagement model.
- Question 2Intermediate
Stakeholder Management · Stakeholder Analysis
You are identifying stakeholders for a global supply chain transformation. The VP of Logistics has high power to disrupt the project but currently shows low interest. According to standard Power/Interest analysis techniques, how should this stakeholder be managed?
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Correct answer: C
In the Power/Interest grid, High Power / Low Interest stakeholders should be 'Kept Satisfied'. You do not want to bore them with details (Keep Informed) or ignore them (Monitor), but you must ensure they don't use their power to negatively impact the project.
- Question 3Advanced
Stakeholder Management · Managing Expectations
During Phase A, you discover that the Marketing Department (a key stakeholder) is demanding a mobile app launch in 3 months, while the Security Team (another key stakeholder) insists on a 6-month security audit before any public release. Which technique is best suited to articulate and resolve this conflict?
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Correct answer: D
Business Scenarios are a technique used to help identify and understand the business requirements and thereby to derive the business requirements that the architecture must support. They are excellent for surfacing conflicts between goals (speed vs. security) and facilitating a trade-off discussion based on business value.
- Question 4IntermediateSelect 2
Stakeholder Management · Stakeholder Mapping
Which of the following are essential components of a Stakeholder Map? (Select TWO)
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Correct answers: B, C
Categorizing stakeholders into classes (often derived from Power/Interest analysis) is a critical part of the mapping process to determine engagement strategy.
A Stakeholder Map should identify who the key stakeholders are, their roles, and their responsibilities/interests regarding the architecture effort.
- Question 5Beginner
Stakeholder Management · Communication Strategies
A stakeholder with the role of 'Chief Information Security Officer' (CISO) is primarily concerned with risk and compliance. Which Viewpoint would be most appropriate to develop to address their specific concerns?
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Correct answer: D
A Security Architecture Viewpoint is specifically designed to address concerns related to security, risk, compliance, and data protection, which aligns directly with the CISO's role.
- Question 6Intermediate
Stakeholder Management · Communication Strategies
You are presenting the Target Architecture to the CFO. They are uninterested in technical diagrams but deeply concerned about ROI and capital expenditure. Which communication artifact should you use?
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Correct answer: B
The CFO is a business stakeholder focused on value and cost. A Value Chain Diagram that highlights where value is created, overlaid with cost/benefit data, speaks directly to their concerns, unlike technical diagrams.
- Question 7Intermediate
Stakeholder Management · Stakeholder Identification
True or False: A View is the definition of the perspective from which an architecture is viewed, while a Viewpoint is the actual representation of the architecture based on that perspective.
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Correct answer: B
False. It is the reverse. A Viewpoint is the definition (the template or perspective), and a View is the actual representation (the instance) constructed using that Viewpoint.
- Question 8Intermediate
Phase A: Architecture Vision - The Starting Point · Establishing Architecture Vision
In Phase A: Architecture Vision, what is the primary purpose of the 'Statement of Architecture Work'?
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Correct answer: B
The Statement of Architecture Work defines the scope, approach, roles, and schedule for the architecture project. It serves as the contract between the architecture team and the sponsor to initiate the work.
- Question 9Advanced
Phase A: Architecture Vision - The Starting Point · Defining Project Scope
You are defining the scope for a new architecture project in Phase A. The sponsor wants to include a complete overhaul of the legacy mainframe system, but your resource assessment shows a critical shortage of mainframe skills. How should you handle this in the Architecture Vision?
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Correct answer: B
Phase A is about defining what is possible. Constraints (limitations) must be identified early. Documenting the skill shortage as a constraint allows for an honest negotiation of the Statement of Architecture Work—either the scope reduces, or the resources increase.
- Question 10Beginner
Phase A: Architecture Vision - The Starting Point · Establishing Architecture Vision
Which document triggers the start of the ADM cycle, specifically Phase A?
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Correct answer: A
The Request for Architecture Work is the document sent from the sponsoring organization to the architecture organization to trigger the start of an architecture development cycle.
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