Design Efficiency Software Architecture Strategy 
Strategic Tech
AUGUST 10, 2020
If every significant architecture decision has business consequences, then knowing the business model and which trade-offs to choose is maybe the most important skill of architects. But what is the actual relationship between a business model and a software architecture? A software system is a model of a domain.
Strategic Tech
MAY 24, 2019
Over the past few years I have focused much of my learning and work choices around learning about the design of sociotechnical systems?—?how how to design software architectures and organise teams around them. As part of good design, we should consider the effects of changing all of these variables.
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O'Reilly Software
OCTOBER 23, 2018
A look at the roles of architect and strategist, and how they help develop successful technology strategies for business. I should start by saying this section does not offer a treatise on how to do architecture. It's a given that we must design a system, including a local software architecture, that actually runs, that is "solid."
Strategic Tech
DECEMBER 2, 2018
To address this challenge, I’d like to introduce you to the concept of Alignment Efficiency. I’ll show you some example scenarios to help you understand this concept, and I’ll demonstrate sociotechnical architecture patterns you can apply in your organisation to optimise your alignment efficiency. Aligned Autonomy ?—?which
The Netflix TechBlog
MARCH 10, 2020
by Damir Svrtan and Sergii Makagon As the production of Netflix Originals grows each year, so does our need to build apps that enable efficiency throughout the entire creative process. We decided to build our app based on principles behind Hexagonal Architecture and Uncle Bob’s Clean Architecture.
Smashing Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
It’s one thing to identify bottlenecks and implement optimizations for a specific website or a few similar websites, and quite another when dealing with many millions of websites, having such a wide variety of functionality, and an almost total freedom of design. Instead, we have to accommodate all of this variability, mostly on-demand.
Strategic Tech
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Two particularly relevant patterns are Efficiency Enables Evolution and Higher Order Systems Create New Sources of Worth. In Wardley lingo, Google Maps is so efficient that it acts as a building block for higher-order systems (e.g. This is an important leadership and strategy issue. It’s a sign of both success and ambition.
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