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Your organization has just completed Phase A and is moving into Phase B. The CIO asks who should formally approve the Architecture Vision document and Statement of Architecture Work before Phase B starts. As Lead Architect, what is the correct TOGAF guidance?

The Architecture Board approves the Architecture Vision; the Sponsor signs the Statement of Architecture Work

The Lead Architect approves both documents

The Sponsor approves the Architecture Vision; the Architecture Board signs the Statement of Architecture Work

Both documents are approved unilaterally by the CIO

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Key Facts: TOGAF EA Practitioner Exam

Total Questions

The Open Group (40 MC + 8 scenarios)

60%

Passing Score per Part

The Open Group

150 min

Exam Duration

The Open Group

$610

Exam Fee

The Open Group 2026 retail schedule

Lifetime

Validity

The Open Group

10th Ed.

Body of Knowledge

TOGAF Standard 10th Edition

The TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner Combined exam (OGEA-103) has 48 questions over 150 minutes: 40 multiple-choice (Part 1) plus 8 scenario-based gradient-scored items (Part 2). Both parts require 60% to pass. Part 2 uses gradient scoring — best answer 5 points, second-best 3, third 1, worst 0 — recognizing that real EA decisions rarely have a single perfect answer. Tests application of the ADM (Phases A-H plus Preliminary), architecture governance and dispensations, the Architecture Repository (Landscape, Reference Library, SIB, Governance Log, Capability), capability-based planning, transition architectures, and stakeholder management. Part 2 is open-book — the body of knowledge is built into the exam interface. Exam fee is $610 USD per The Open Group's 2026 retail fee schedule.

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1Your organization has just completed Phase A and is moving into Phase B. The CIO asks who should formally approve the Architecture Vision document and Statement of Architecture Work before Phase B starts. As Lead Architect, what is the correct TOGAF guidance?

A.The Architecture Board approves the Architecture Vision; the Sponsor signs the Statement of Architecture Work

B.The Lead Architect approves both documents

C.The Sponsor approves the Architecture Vision; the Architecture Board signs the Statement of Architecture Work

D.Both documents are approved unilaterally by the CIO

Explanation: Per TOGAF, the Architecture Board reviews and approves the Architecture Vision (which captures stakeholder concerns, business drivers, and high-level scope), while the Sponsor formally signs the Statement of Architecture Work — that signature commits resources and authorizes the engagement. Splitting approval between governance and sponsorship preserves architectural rigor and business accountability.

2A regional bank is starting a new architecture engagement to consolidate three legacy core-banking platforms after a merger. The CFO is most concerned about cost; the CISO is most concerned about regulatory exposure; the CTO wants cloud-first. The architecture team must capture each of their priorities so that views can be developed to address them. Which TOGAF artifact records this mapping?

A.Architecture Definition Document

B.Stakeholder Map and Concerns Catalog

C.Communications Plan

D.Architecture Contract

Explanation: TOGAF Phase A guidance prescribes a Stakeholder Map (often a matrix) plus a Concerns Catalog that lists each stakeholder, their role, level of influence, and concerns. Views and viewpoints are then chosen so that each stakeholder's concerns are addressed by at least one view — this is the test of view sufficiency in ISO 42010 / TOGAF.

3You are tailoring the ADM for an enterprise that already has a mature Business Architecture but limited Data and Application architecture. Senior management wants to skip Phase B entirely on the next iteration to save time. What is the most appropriate TOGAF Practitioner response?

A.Refuse to tailor the ADM — every phase must be executed in full each cycle

B.Skip Phase B as requested; the existing Business Architecture is sufficient

C.Run Phase B as a lightweight 'gap-confirm' iteration that validates the existing Business Architecture against the new drivers, then proceed to C and D

D.Replace Phase B with Phase H Architecture Change Management

Explanation: TOGAF explicitly supports iteration and tailoring. When a domain architecture already exists, the ADM is run iteratively at lower depth — confirming that the existing artifacts still address the current drivers, then re-using them. Skipping the phase entirely is risky because new business drivers (post-merger, regulatory) may invalidate the existing Business Architecture. A lightweight confirmation iteration is the canonical pattern.

4During Phase E of an enterprise transformation programme, the architecture team has identified 27 work packages across Business, Data, Application, and Technology architectures. The Sponsor wants to know which to do first and how to group them into deliverable releases. Which TOGAF technique should be applied?

A.Business Scenarios

B.Capability-Based Planning combined with a value-and-dependency analysis

C.Architecture Compliance Reviews

D.Risk Identification and Mitigation Assessment

Explanation: Phase E (Opportunities and Solutions) uses Capability-Based Planning to group work packages into capability increments and Transition Architectures, while value-and-dependency analysis sequences them by business value, technical dependencies, and risk. The output is an Implementation and Migration Plan with phased Transition Architectures — exactly what the Sponsor needs.

5A retail enterprise is in Phase F. The Implementation and Migration Plan shows three Transition Architectures over 18 months. Mid-way, the IT delivery team reports that a planned SaaS provider (chosen in Phase D) will not be available for 9 months. As Lead Architect what is the correct TOGAF response?

A.Halt the entire programme until the SaaS is available

B.Issue a Request for Architecture Work to revisit Phase D for the affected Solution Building Block, then update the Migration Plan; consider issuing a dispensation for the interim

C.Quietly substitute another vendor without updating any artifacts

D.Proceed with the original plan and let delivery teams improvise

Explanation: TOGAF prescribes that material changes during implementation re-enter the ADM via a Request for Architecture Work. The affected Solution Building Block must be re-evaluated, the Architecture Definition Document updated, and the Migration Plan revised. A formal dispensation may permit interim non-compliance while the new SBB is selected — preserving governance traceability.

6Which document is the formal contract between the architecture function and the development/delivery organization that obligates the implementation to conform to the Target Architecture?

A.Architecture Vision

B.Architecture Definition Document

C.Architecture Contract

D.Statement of Architecture Work

Explanation: The Architecture Contract is signed in Phase G between the architecture function and the development partners (or business signing authority). It commits the implementer to deliver in conformance with the Target Architecture and is the basis for compliance reviews. The Statement of Architecture Work, by contrast, is a pre-engagement contract that authorizes the architecture work itself.

7An Architecture Compliance Review during Phase G has identified that a delivered application diverges from the approved Target Architecture in two ways: (1) a different database engine was used, and (2) one mandated security control was omitted. Each finding must be classified per TOGAF. What are the appropriate dispositions?

A.Both can be resolved by issuing dispensations

B.Issue a dispensation for the database choice (functionally equivalent) and reject the omission of the security control (must be remediated)

C.Issue a dispensation for both, since the project is already complete

D.Reject both — issue no dispensations

Explanation: Per TOGAF, dispensations can grant time-bounded exceptions when the deviation is acceptable on grounds of cost, urgency, or equivalent function. A different DB engine that meets non-functional requirements may justify a dispensation. A missing security control, however, breaches policy/compliance and typically must be remediated — dispensations should not bypass mandatory controls. Each finding is judged independently.

8Your enterprise has just adopted TOGAF and is establishing the EA Capability for the first time in the Preliminary Phase. Which set of outputs is most directly produced in this phase?

A.Architecture Vision and Communications Plan

B.Tailored architecture framework, Architecture Principles, Governance framework, Architecture Repository structure, EA team organization

C.Architecture Definition Document and Implementation and Migration Plan

D.Transition Architectures and Architecture Contracts

Explanation: The Preliminary Phase establishes the EA Capability itself — it is run once when an organization adopts TOGAF, then revisited only when the capability changes. Key outputs include the tailored ADM, principles, governance framework, repository structure, and the Architecture Team organization. Vision belongs to Phase A; ADD to Phases B-D; Migration Plan to Phase F.

9A government agency is preparing for a major digital transformation. The Chief Architect wants the team to perform business scenario development as input to the Architecture Vision. Which of the following best describes a TOGAF Business Scenario?

A.A use-case diagram of business processes

B.A structured technique that captures the business problem, the people involved, the technology environment, and the desired outcomes — used to derive requirements

C.A simulation of business operations under different load conditions

D.A textual narrative used only for marketing the EA programme

Explanation: TOGAF Business Scenarios are a formal technique combining problem definition, environment, actors, roles, technology, and desired outcomes. They produce SMART requirements that feed Phase A and downstream domain phases. They are not UML use cases, performance simulations, or marketing narratives — they are an architecture requirements-elicitation tool.

10A multinational utility company has acquired two competitors, each with their own architecture repository. The Lead Architect must integrate them into one Architecture Repository. Which structural element of the Architecture Repository should be used to keep the in-flight project artifacts of each former company separate while enabling reuse?

A.Architecture Capability

B.Governance Log

C.Architecture Landscape — partitioned by Strategic, Segment, and Capability levels and by acquired-entity scope

D.Reference Library only

Explanation: The Architecture Landscape partition holds in-flight architecture descriptions and is explicitly intended to be partitioned (by level — Strategic, Segment, Capability — and by scope/segment). Partitioning by acquired entity within the Landscape preserves each portfolio while exposing common reference material via the Reference Library and Standards Information Base. The Governance Log records decisions; the Capability section lists EA team assets.

About the TOGAF EA Practitioner Exam

The TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner certification (Level 2) validates the ability to apply the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition in real-world architecture engagements. The OGEA-103 Combined exam includes Part 1 Foundation (multiple-choice) and Part 2 Practitioner (scenario-based with gradient scoring), covering the ADM end-to-end, architecture governance, content framework, Architecture Repository, capability-based planning, transition architectures, dispensations, and stakeholder management.

Assessment

Part 1: 40 multiple-choice questions (Foundation, 60 minutes). Part 2: 8 complex scenario-based questions with gradient scoring (Practitioner, 90 minutes). Both parts in one sitting in OGEA-103.

Time Limit

150 minutes

Passing Score

60% per part (Part 1: 24/40; Part 2: 60% of gradient-scored scenarios)

Exam Fee

$610 USD (The Open Group / Pearson VUE)

TOGAF EA Practitioner Exam Content Outline

30%

ADM Application — Phases A through H

Applying the Architecture Development Method end-to-end: Architecture Vision (Phase A), Business Architecture (B), Information Systems / Data and Application (C), Technology Architecture (D), Opportunities and Solutions (E), Migration Planning (F), Implementation Governance (G), and Architecture Change Management (H). Practitioner-level scenarios test phase outputs, decisions, and corrections.

20%

Architecture Governance and Compliance

Architecture Board structure and federation; compliance reviews using TOGAF checklist categories; dispensation issuance with conditions, expiry, and remediation; Architecture Decision Records; Governance Log management; principle conflicts and adjudication.

15%

Architecture Repository and Content Framework

Six logical sections of the Architecture Repository (Metamodel, Capability, Landscape, Standards Information Base, Reference Library, Governance Log); deliverables, artifacts, and building blocks (ABBs vs SBBs); catalogs, matrices, and diagrams; views and viewpoints (ISO 42010 alignment).

15%

Capability-Based Planning and Transition Architectures

Phase E: identifying work packages, sequencing by value/dependency/risk, grouping into Transition Architectures; Phase F: detailed Implementation and Migration Plan with cost, dependencies, milestones; capability assessments across EA, Business, and IT lenses.

10%

Stakeholder Management and Business Scenarios

Stakeholder Map and Concerns Catalog; Business Scenarios technique for requirements elicitation; Communications Plan tailoring; ISO 42010 view-to-concern coverage; principle template (Name, Statement, Rationale, Implications) and ratification.

10%

EA Capability, Iteration, and Tailoring

Establishing the EA Capability in Preliminary; tailoring the ADM for enterprise context (lighter for low-risk, heavier for strategic); ADM iteration types (Capability, Architecture Development B-D, Transition Planning E-F); maturity assessment and capability KPIs (compliance %, reuse rate, decision latency).

How to Pass the TOGAF EA Practitioner Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 60% per part (Part 1: 24/40; Part 2: 60% of gradient-scored scenarios)
Assessment: Part 1: 40 multiple-choice questions (Foundation, 60 minutes). Part 2: 8 complex scenario-based questions with gradient scoring (Practitioner, 90 minutes). Both parts in one sitting in OGEA-103.
Time limit: 150 minutes
Exam fee: $610 USD

Keys to Passing

Complete 500+ practice questions
Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
Focus on highest-weighted sections
Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

TOGAF EA Practitioner Study Tips from Top Performers

1Master the ADM at the apply / analyze level — for each phase (Preliminary, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H plus Requirements Management), know the inputs, key activities, outputs, and the most common Practitioner-level decisions and pitfalls. Part 2 scenarios test these directly.

2Drill scenario practice: read the scenario carefully, identify what phase / artifact / process is invoked, and rank the four answers (best, second, third, worst) before choosing. Gradient scoring rewards systematic ranking and penalizes guessing.

3Memorize the artifact taxonomy: catalogs (inventories), matrices (relationships between two entity types), diagrams (visual). Memorize the Architecture Repository's six logical sections (Metamodel, Capability, Landscape, SIB, Reference Library, Governance Log) and what each contains.

4Study Architecture Governance deeply — Board structure (federated for large enterprises), compliance review checklist categories, dispensation issuance with expiry and remediation, principle conflict adjudication, Architecture Decision Records. Multiple Part 2 scenarios test governance.

5Master the principle template: Name, Statement, Rationale, Implications — and know when to issue/refuse a dispensation (security controls usually cannot be dispensed; functional equivalence sometimes can).

6Understand the Statement of Architecture Work vs Architecture Contract distinction: SoAW is signed by the Sponsor in Phase A (engagement contract); Architecture Contract is signed in Phase G (delivery commitment). Confusing these is a common Part 2 trap.

7Learn ADM iteration types: Capability iteration (Preliminary + A), Architecture Development iteration (B-D), Transition Planning iteration (E-F), and how real engagements combine them. Tailoring the ADM to enterprise context is a recurring scenario theme.

8Practice mapping value streams to capabilities — modern Phase B work centers on this. Capability/value-stream heat-mapping reveals investment priorities and is a frequent Practitioner-level scenario.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner certification?

The TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner is the Level 2 certification in the TOGAF Enterprise Architecture portfolio, aimed at the architect who actively develops, maintains, and uses Enterprise Architecture. The Combined exam (OGEA-103) tests both Foundation knowledge (Part 1) and Practitioner application (Part 2). It is based on the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition and addresses Bloom's taxonomy levels 3-4 (apply / analyze).

How is the OGEA-103 exam structured?

OGEA-103 is the Combined exam containing both parts. Part 1 has 40 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes covering Foundation content (must score at least 24/40 = 60%). Part 2 has 8 complex scenario-based questions in 90 minutes, gradient-scored: best answer 5 points, second-best 3, third 1, worst 0; you must score at least 60% across the 8 scenarios. Both parts must be passed in the same sitting. Part 2 is open-book — the body of knowledge is built into the exam interface.

How does gradient scoring work in Part 2?

Each Part 2 scenario presents a real-world architecture situation with four possible responses. Gradient scoring awards 5 points for the BEST answer, 3 for the second-best, 1 for the third-best, and 0 for the worst — so partial credit is awarded. With 8 scenarios at maximum 5 points each, the maximum is 40 points, and 60% (24 points) is required to pass Part 2. This recognizes that real EA decisions rarely have one perfect answer.

How is OGEA-103 different from OGEA-101?

OGEA-101 is just the Part 1 Foundation exam (40 multiple-choice, 60 minutes, qualifying you for the TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Foundation certification). OGEA-103 is the Combined exam — Part 1 plus Part 2 in one sitting — qualifying you for the higher TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner certification when both parts are passed. If you already hold Foundation (passed OGEA-101), you can take OGEA-102 (Part 2 alone) to upgrade.

How much does the OGEA-103 exam cost?

Per The Open Group's exam fee schedule effective from February 2026, OGEA-103 costs USD $610 (retail voucher) or USD $640 (Pearson exam booking fee). Pricing varies if booked through accredited training providers — many bundle the exam voucher with their training course at a discount. The $610 figure is the standard self-study route via The Open Group's voucher store.

How hard is the TOGAF EA Practitioner exam?

The Practitioner level is significantly harder than the Foundation. Part 2 scenarios require applying the ADM and judging trade-offs in realistic situations — many candidates with experience but without focused study underperform. Industry estimates put the Combined pass rate around 65-75%. Plan for 50-80 hours of study including drilling at least 50 scenario-style questions; aim for 80%+ on practice scenarios before scheduling.

What study materials does The Open Group recommend?

The TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition itself (free PDF from opengroup.org), focused on Part I (Introduction), Part II (ADM), Part III (Guidelines and Techniques), Part IV (Architecture Content), Part V (Enterprise Continuum and Repository), Part VI (Architecture Capability). Part 2 specifically requires applying these in scenarios. The Open Group's Accredited Training Course Providers offer bundled training plus exam vouchers — and TOGAF Practitioner Learning Studies are required for the Applied Practitioner badge.

Is TOGAF EA Practitioner certification valid for life?

Yes — like Foundation, the Practitioner certification has lifetime validity with no recertification required. The credential remains valid as long as the TOGAF Standard remains current. Bridging exams are offered when the standard is updated (e.g., the TOGAF 9 → TOGAF 10 bridge) so existing credential holders can update without retaking the full exam.