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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

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Looking through the Agile Architect's Lens, provides a framework and navigation tool to explore this book easily.

Chapter 2, Agile Architecture – The Foundation of Agile Delivery, explains the concepts and principles of Agile architecture and compares it with traditional architecture.

Chapter 3, Agile Architects – The Linchpin to Success, uses several metaphors to reinforce Agile architects' roles and responsibilities.

Chapter 4, Agile Enterprise Architect – Connecting Strategy to Code, establishes the duties of modern enterprise architects in Agile software development.

Chapter 5, Agile Solution Architect – Designing Continuously Evolving Systems, focuses on solutions architects' operating methods in Agile software development projects.

Chapter 6, Delivering Value with New Ways of Working, provides techniques for architects to be successful in Agile delivery environments.

Chapter 7, Technical Agility with Patterns and Techniques, introduces several patterns and practices to achieve technical agility.

Chapter 8, DevOps and Continuous Delivery to Accelerate Flow, explores the importance of architects in DevOps and continuous delivery.

Chapter 9, Architecting for Quality with Quality Attributes, discusses various quality models, tools, and approaches to ensure that teams deliver quality products to customers.

Chapter 10, Lean Documentation through Collaboration, talks about alternate approaches to documentation and familiarizes you with the required documentation concepts.

Chapter 11, Architect as an Enabler in Lean-Agile Governance, blows apart the myths around governance in Agile software development and introduces Lean governance principles.

Chapter 12, Architecting Organizational Agility, draws attention to the need to architect organizations around the flow of work.

Chapter 13, Culture and Leadership Traits, discusses the need to change by introducing new personal and interpersonal qualities required for architects.