A business wants to shift from a product line and business unit centric business model to a customer centric business model. This would involve major business as well as IT transformation. Which baseline business frame of reference will provide the best foundation for such a transformation?

• A.A well-defined information map and resulting conceptual and logical data architecture
• B.A complete, detailed inventory of all business processes, application systems and databases
• C.A mature capability map, value stream / capability mapping and business unit / capability mapping
• D.A complete cross-mapping between the capability map and the current state application architecture

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What is a benefit of aligning business architecture and IT architecture?

• A.IT resources can be used to improve the business architecture
• B.IT architecture can be used to define and scope business initiatives
• C.Technical debt can be more effectively defined and eradicated
• D.IT strategies can be more effectively aligned to business-driven planning

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SOA services are distinct, non-ambiguous and non-redundant. Which business representation shares these characteristics?

• A.Business processes
• B.Information concepts
• C.Capabilities
• D.Value streams

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Within the context of business architecture, the term "governance" refers to:

• A.Oversight rules, rewards and consequences
• B.Decision authority and approval process
• C.Sponsorship, principles, standards, quality and escalation
• D.Decisioning methodology, tools and documentation

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Which perspective closely ties a business requirement to business strategy?

• A.A capability
• B.A service
• C.A policy
• D.An outcome

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