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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

Stepping into next-generation IT

Flow teams are excellent vehicles to deliver business value faster without compromising on sustainability and quality. They work even better for achieving business agility when business organizations are also transformed as a flow-based organization by breaking the traditional business unit silos. This helps in optimizing the steps in the flow and delivering software faster together with a fully aligned community of business owners. In such cases, the business owners may become true product owners.

If the business is organized based on flows, flow-based IT teams can be better collocated and integrated into the business teams. Embedding teams with business brings higher motivation levels and a sense of purpose as both teams work on a shared vision and context. The CoPs connect these teams together for community-based growth. IT operations, other IT value streams, the CTO office, cybersecurity, and other essentials continue to stay within IT boundaries...