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what is the role of an architect in an agile
organization?
The Agile Architect / October 2015
Information | Analytics | Expertise
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Chris Edwards P.Eng., Senior ManagerChris.Edwards@ihs.com @AgileChrisYYC
THE AGILE ARCHITECT
Our Experience in Discovering a Successful Pattern
OCTOBER 2015
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ArchitectureApproach 1:Laissez Faire
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The Agile Architect / October 2015
empowerment is morethan just taking yourhands off the wheel
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how do we incorporatean architect…
without sacrificing agile values?
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Wanted to avoid this:The Agile Architect / October 2015
Requirements
Design
Code
Test
Deploy
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And this:The Agile Architect / October 2015
cliparthut.com
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ArchitectureApproach 2:The Architecture Scout
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Architecture by Example
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what if thearchitect isWRONG?
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how do you knowif the architect
is WRONG?
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I thought you knewsomething I didn’t
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xkcd.com
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architect is a leadership role
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how do I serve the teams without telling
them what to do?
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Intent Based Leadership
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Rob van Hilten, Flickr
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Don’t move information to authority,
move authority to the information
”“David Marquet
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These are the two pillars that need to be in place: the technical competence …. and organization clarity.
And you put those things in place and then you can give control.
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David Marquet
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i intend to…
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ArchitectureApproach 3:The Architecture Coach
The Agile Architect / October 2015
Rob van Hilten, Flickr
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Daily Design Meeting • 30 minutes
• Technical lead from each team
• Discuss challenges that being encountered
• Exercise is repeated on the team that brought the challenge
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questionscommunicate
values
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Resist the urge to provide solutions.
”“David Marquet
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letting go is hard
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organizations which design systems ... are constrained to
produce designs which are copies of the communication
structures of these organizations
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M. Conway
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ArchitectureApproach 3:The Architecture Coach
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Rob van Hilten, FlickrCoaching Agile Teams, Lyssa Adkins
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Focus on InterestsRather than Positions
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Rob van Hilten, Flickr
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Design Steps • What is the problem you’re trying to solve?
• What solutions should we consider?
• What are the pros/cons of each solution?
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create a common frameworkfor resolving conflict
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disagreement is amechanism for
organizational clarity
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the end?
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something interestinghappened
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?
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do we still need an architect?
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Final Architecture Approach:Architecting as a Team
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Steve Jurvetson, Flickr
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Summary • Empowerment is more than standing back
• Lead through intent
• Resist the urge to provide solutions
• Build relationships between teams
• Create a framework for disagreement
• Disagreement is a mechanism for organizational clarity
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The Agile Architect / October 2015
leadership skills are vital to an architect’s
success
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Questions? Chris Edwards
Chris.Edwards@ihs.com
@AgileChrisYYC
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