Question 1: EA Overview You have been appointed as Enterprise Architect at innovate". "Innovate" is an established but innovative enterprise that is a leading food and drugstore retailer on the African continent. They are corporate business, using Oracle. Their head office is situated in Cape Town, South Africa but their biggest operation is currently in Nigeria. Their vision is to expand further into Tanzania and Ghana by 2020. However, this strategy is not without risks: Competition from Asian retailers entering the market requires rapid response Historic under-investment in IT. Now a one time chance to get it right Facilitate migration from Federation to Group (i.e. Regional Hubs, Central buying etc.) - Business moving so fast, BU IT can't catch up Need to minimise large financial risk . 1960-1960 1981-1995 1996-2002 Tala Taita ger mg PGOS Bastoni Carme web aaraar Elerie Dona T-Tech BB EL Source: Gartner Group Using the diagram above, explain to your internal stakeholders how EA can assist with the company in the future so that it achieves its TO BE state. Ensure that all EA concepts are included. THEORY 4 MARKS MAJOR CONCEPTS 3 MARKS SUB PROCESS (7 MARKS) APPLICATION (8 MARKS) (15) Question 1: EA Overview You have been appointed as Enterprise Architect at innovate". "Innovate" is an established but innovative enterprise that is a leading food and drugstore retailer on the African continent. They are corporate business, using Oracle. Their head office is situated in Cape Town, South Africa but their biggest operation is currently in Nigeria. Their vision is to expand further into Tanzania and Ghana by 2020. However, this strategy is not without risks: Competition from Asian retailers entering the market requires rapid response Historic under-investment in IT. Now a one time chance to get it right Facilitate migration from Federation to Group (i.e. Regional Hubs, Central buying etc.) - Business moving so fast, BU IT can't catch up Need to minimise large financial risk . 1960-1960 1981-1995 1996-2002 Tala Taita ger mg PGOS Bastoni Carme web aaraar Elerie Dona T-Tech BB EL Source: Gartner Group Using the diagram above, explain to your internal stakeholders how EA can assist with the company in the future so that it achieves its TO BE state. Ensure that all EA concepts are included. THEORY 4 MARKS MAJOR CONCEPTS 3 MARKS SUB PROCESS (7 MARKS) APPLICATION (8 MARKS) (15)