Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation:
The CGEIT Review Manual 8th Edition, in its Strategic Management domain, describes a comprehensive architecture framework (e.g., enterprise architecture) as a tool to align IT with business strategies. The primary outcome is identifying business goal conflicts, as the framework maps business processes, systems, and strategies, revealing misalignments (e.g., conflicting departmental objectives). This enables resolution to ensure cohesive strategy execution. The manual likely references COBIT 2019’s APO03-Managed Enterprise Architecture, which highlights conflict identification as a key benefit.
Option A: Third-party relationships are secondary and not the primary focus.
Option C: Relevant controls are an outcome but not the primary one, as controls follow alignment.
Option D: Management policies are unrelated to architecture frameworks.
Double Verification: The answer aligns with COBIT’s APO03 and the CGEIT domain’s focus on strategic alignment. Conflict identification is a core outcome of EA in ISACA’s frameworks.
ISACA CGEIT Review Manual 8th Edition, Domain 1: Governance of Enterprise IT (focus on enterprise architecture).
COBIT 2019, APO03-Managed Enterprise Architecture.
ISACA Glossary (for definitions of architecture framework), available at https://www.isaca.org/resources/glossary.
