Please read this scenario prior to answering the question
You are working as an Enterprise Architect at a large supermarket. The company runs many retail
stores, as well as an online grocery shop. Many of the stores used to remain open 24/7, but the
number has decreased in recent years. Instead, they now focus on fulfilling online orders during
the night.
The company has a mature Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice and uses the TOGAF standard
for its architecture development method. The EA practice is involved in all aspects of the
business, with oversight provided by an Architecture Board with representatives from different
parts of the business. The EA program is sponsored by the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Each store uses a standard method to track sales and inventory. This involves sending accurate
timely sales data to a central Al-based inventory management system that can predict demand,
adjust stock levels and automate reordering. The central inventory management system is housed
at the company's central data center.
The company has bought a major rival. The Chief Executive Officer believes that a merger will
enable growth through combined offerings and cost savings. The decision has been taken to fully
integrate the two organizations, including merging retail operations and systems. This means that
duplicated systems will be replaced with one standard retail management system. Also, the
company will reduce the number of applications that are used. The CIO expects significant
savings will be achieved by implementing these changes across the newly merged company.
One improvement that the rival has successfully implemented is the use of hand-held devices
within stores, for both customers and staff. This has increased both customer and staff employee
satisfaction due to the time savings this has brought. The CIO has given the go-ahead to roll out
the devices in all stores but has stated that training on how to use the hand-held devices should
be brief because there are a lot of employees, many of whom are part-time.
The Request for Architecture Work to oversee the merger has been approved. The project has
been scoped and you have been assigned to work on it. Your role includes managing the
architecture for the retail stores.
Refer to the scenario
You have been asked to confirm the most relevant architecture principles for the transformation.
Based on the TOGAF Standard, which of the following is the best answer?
[Note: The sequence of the principles listed in each answer does not matter. You should assume
the company follows the set of principles that are provided in the TOGAF Standard, ADM
Techniques, Architecture Principles chapter. You may need to refer to section 2.6 located in ADM
Techniques within the reference text to answer this question.]
