Free The Open Group OGEA-103 Actual Exam Questions - Question 11 Discussion
Question No. 11
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question
You are the Chief Enterprise Architect at a large food service company specializing in sales to trade
and
wholesale, for example, restaurants and other food retailers.
One of your company's competitors has launched a revolutionary product range and is running a very
aggressive marketing campaign. Your company's resellers are successively announcing that they are
not
interested in your company's products and will sell your competitor's.
The CEO has stated there must be significant change to address the situation. He has made it clear
that
new markets must be found for the company's products, and that the business needs to pivot, and
address the retail market as well as the existing wholesale market.
A consideration is the company's ability and willingness to change its business model, and if it is a
temporary or permanent change. An additional risk factor is one of culture. The company has been
used to a stable business with a reasonably well known and settled client base - all with its own local
understandings and practices.
The CEO is the sponsor of the EA program within the company. You have been engaged with the
sales,
logistics, production, and marketing teams, enabling the architecture activity to start. An
Architecture Vision, Architecture Principles, and Requirements have all been agreed. As you move
forward to develop a possible Target Architecture you have identified that some of the key
stakeholders' preferences are incompatible. The incompatibilities are focused primarily on time-to-
market, cost savings, and the need to bring out a fully featured product range, but there are
additional factors.
Refer to the scenario
You have been asked how you will address the incompatibilities between key stakeholder
preferences.
Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?
You are the Chief Enterprise Architect at a large food service company specializing in sales to trade
and
wholesale, for example, restaurants and other food retailers.
One of your company's competitors has launched a revolutionary product range and is running a very
aggressive marketing campaign. Your company's resellers are successively announcing that they are
not
interested in your company's products and will sell your competitor's.
The CEO has stated there must be significant change to address the situation. He has made it clear
that
new markets must be found for the company's products, and that the business needs to pivot, and
address the retail market as well as the existing wholesale market.
A consideration is the company's ability and willingness to change its business model, and if it is a
temporary or permanent change. An additional risk factor is one of culture. The company has been
used to a stable business with a reasonably well known and settled client base - all with its own local
understandings and practices.
The CEO is the sponsor of the EA program within the company. You have been engaged with the
sales,
logistics, production, and marketing teams, enabling the architecture activity to start. An
Architecture Vision, Architecture Principles, and Requirements have all been agreed. As you move
forward to develop a possible Target Architecture you have identified that some of the key
stakeholders' preferences are incompatible. The incompatibilities are focused primarily on time-to-
market, cost savings, and the need to bring out a fully featured product range, but there are
additional factors.
Refer to the scenario
You have been asked how you will address the incompatibilities between key stakeholder
preferences.
Based on the TOGAF standard which of the following is the best answer?
Select one option, then reveal solution.
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Ryan J.
2026-02-22
A/C? I think A goes further with developing alternatives collaboratively, which feels more hands-on. C is solid too but seems a bit more formal and less about co-creating solutions with stakeholders.
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Omar K.
2026-01-25
A imo, because it clearly involves working directly with stakeholders to create alternatives and then jointly deciding the best path forward. It’s more collaborative than just relying on criteria or focusing on department heads only.
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Omar K.
2026-01-18
C makes the most sense here, using the vision and principles to evaluate options with stakeholder input. C
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