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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 6: Delivering Value with New Ways of Working

"In pure architecture the smallest detail should have a meaning or serve a purpose."

– Augustus W. N. Pugin (designed Big Ben)

So far, we have covered the concept of agile architecture and the duties of agile architects. This chapter will focus on the techniques needed to ensure value is delivered in every aspect of architecture work.

The highest priority in agile software development is to satisfy customer needs through the early and continuous delivery of value. The Lean principle Muda states that you should eliminate waste by avoiding non-value-added activities to deliver value to the customer. Architecture is no different; every architecture activity has to deliver value. Continuous and timely designed architecture solutions help in avoiding rework and improve quality and sustainable delivery. The on-time delivery of technical backlog items is only possible through the strict prioritization of functional...