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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 8: DevOps and Continuous Delivery to Accelerate Flow

Lean is about constant ticking, not occasional kicking.

– Alex Miller, Professor of Management at the University of Tennessee

Chapter 7, Technical Agility with Patterns and Techniques, explained technical excellence and focused on patterns and techniques for attaining technical agility. This chapter focuses on DevOps and automation, which is the second segment of technical agility.

DevOps has gained significant momentum in the last few years and fueled success for many enterprises. Adopting a DevOps culture in software development and operations is increasingly necessary to deliver reliable systems faster through better collaboration and operational excellence. Continuously delivering value with a substantially high velocity with quality and flawless solutions demands a considerable amount of automation, similar to that in the manufacturing industry. Like a conveyor belt in manufacturing, in which goods pass...