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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 12: Architecting Organizational Agility

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.

-Winston Churchill

In the previous chapter, we covered the aspect of Agile architecture's governance and explored how architects work on alignment without authority. We have also discussed the critical artifact—Architecture Decision Records (ADR) for documenting architecture decisions. This chapter will examine the architect's critical role in architecting organizations for agility.

In our increasingly volatile world, business agility is the prime reason why many organizations embark on a rapid transformation journey. As a critical business enabler, IT supports business agility by streamlining its software delivery process. Embracing Agile software development at scale, fostering technical excellence, adopting DevOps and continuous delivery pipelines, and nurturing and practicing a Lean-Agile mindset are ways to enhance and make the software delivery process...