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Becoming an Agile Software Architect

By : Rajesh R V
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Becoming an Agile Software Architect

By: Rajesh R V

Overview of this book

Many organizations have embraced Agile methodologies to transform their ability to rapidly respond to constantly changing customer demands. However, in this melee, many enterprises often neglect to invest in architects by presuming architecture is not an intrinsic element of Agile software development. Since the role of an architect is not pre-defined in Agile, many organizations struggle to position architects, often resulting in friction with other roles or a failure to provide a clear learning path for architects to be productive. This book guides architects and organizations through new Agile ways of incrementally developing the architecture for delivering an uninterrupted, continuous flow of values that meets customer needs. You'll explore various aspects of Agile architecture and how it differs from traditional architecture. The book later covers Agile architects' responsibilities and how architects can add significant value by positioning themselves appropriately in the Agile flow of work. Through examples, you'll also learn concepts such as architectural decision backlog,the last responsible moment, value delivery, architecting for change, DevOps, and evolutionary collaboration. By the end of this Agile book, you'll be able to operate as an architect in Agile development initiatives and successfully architect reliable software systems.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Section 1: Understanding Architecture in the Agile World
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Chapter 1: Looking through the Agile Architect's Lens
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Section 2: Transformation of Architect Roles in Agile
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Section 3: Essential Knowledge to Become a Successful Agile Architect
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Section 4: Personality Traits and Organizational Influence

Chapter 2: Agile Architecture – The Foundation of Agile Delivery

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

– Leonardo da Vinci

In this era of innovative and disruptive digital transformation, Agile software development is no longer a marketing buzzword. Agile software development methodologies have enabled many organizations at scale (at the required size) to significantly accelerate their ambitious journey to accomplish and sustain organizational agility. Agile architecture and the new Agile ways of developing architecture and design are incredibly important in delivering an uninterrupted, continuous flow of values to meet the needs and wants of customers. However, architecture and architects need a radical reshaping to be relevant in the world of Agile software development.

This chapter takes you through the evolution of software development and analyzes the lessons learned, which help in reinforcing the vital need of architecture in Agile software...