The Open Group OGEA-103: TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Combined Part 1 and Part 2

Last checked November 10, 2026 against the official The Open Group exam page.

1. Question 1ADM phases and objectives

   A chief architect at a retail group has been asked to start a new architecture cycle. The sponsor wants a short, business-focused document that sets the scope, constraints and stakeholder expectations, and asks for formal approval before any detailed modelling begins. Which ADM phase should the team execute immediately after the Preliminary Phase?

   1. APhase A: Architecture Vision
   2. BPhase B: Business Architecture
   3. CPhase C: Information Systems Architectures
   4. DPhase D: Technology Architecture
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   Correct answer: A

   Phase A establishes the scope, constraints and expectations and produces the Architecture Vision and Statement of Architecture Work for sponsor approval. Phases B, C and D all assume that approved scope, so starting with any of them skips the approval step.

2. Question 2Architecture Governance

   An enterprise architecture board finds that a project team has deployed a customer portal using a database product that breaches the approved standards. The project has no approved exception. Which governance instrument should the board use to record the deliverables, quality expectations and compliance obligations agreed with that team?

   1. AA solution building block catalogue listing the approved technology products
   2. BA gap analysis matrix comparing the baseline with the target state
   3. CAn architecture contract between the sponsor and the project team
   4. DA capability assessment of the project team's delivery skills
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   Correct answer: C

   An architecture contract is a joint agreement between sponsors and development partners covering deliverables, quality and fitness for purpose, so it is the instrument that formalises these obligations. The catalogue, gap matrix and capability assessment support architecture work but do not record compliance commitments.

3. Question 3Architecture content

   An architecture team needs to show which applications support which business functions across the enterprise. The sponsor wants a grid view that can be scanned quickly to find functions with no supporting application. Which architecture artifact type best meets this need?

   1. AA catalogue listing every application with its owner and version
   2. BA diagram drawing the application components and their interfaces
   3. CA principle stating that every business function must have a supporting application
   4. DA matrix showing the relationships between applications and business functions
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   Correct answer: D

   A matrix shows relationships between two classes of architecture entities, which suits a grid check for gaps. A catalogue lists items without showing relationships, a diagram gives a visual picture rather than a systematic cross-check, and a principle is a rule rather than an artifact.

4. Question 4Techniques

   During Phase B, an architect compares the current business capabilities with the capabilities the target architecture needs, to find which ones are missing or only partly delivered. Which technique is being applied?

   1. ABusiness scenario workshops
   2. BArchitecture partitioning into manageable segments
   3. CGap analysis between baseline and target
   4. DInteroperability requirements definition
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   Correct answer: C

   Gap analysis compares baseline and target architectures to identify missing or partial elements that need work packages. Business scenarios elicit requirements, architecture partitioning divides the architecture into segments, and interoperability requirements specify how systems must work together.

5. Question 5Stakeholder management

   A solution architect must engage a regional head of operations who has strong influence over funding decisions but little interest in technical detail. On a power-interest grid, which engagement approach best fits this stakeholder?

   1. ALow power, low interest: monitor
   2. BHigh power, high interest: manage closely
   3. CLow power, high interest: keep informed
   4. DHigh power, low interest: keep satisfied
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   Correct answer: D

   A stakeholder with high power and low interest should be kept satisfied with concise, summary-level communication. The other quadrants misstate either this stakeholder's power or their interest in technical detail.