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How architecture evolves into strategy

O'Reilly Software

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."

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Legacy Architecture Modernisation With Strategic Domain-Driven Design

Strategic Tech

It’s got a selection of free tools you can use for defining your technology strategy, shaping your architectural boundaries, and organising your teams. How are we going to deliver the new architecture? This means a software architecture should be purposely designed for the most favourable business consequences.

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Beyond Problem and Solution Space: Better models for modern product development

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Problem, Strategy, and Solution Spaces To gain clarity on the terminology, it’s helpful to describe the various activities involved in building a product, which can then be grouped into buckets like problem and solution space or something else.

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There’s a straight line between strong decision-making and good software architecture

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Thoughtful and effective decision-making was a key trend at the O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference in Berlin 2019. The ability to make good decisions might be the most important aspect of a software architecture practitioner’s job. Every day.every week.every month, you make critical architectural decisions.

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Sociotechnical Design Variables

Strategic Tech

—?how to design software architectures and organise teams around them. performance, security) UX / Brand Perception: design decisions which have an impact on how users experience the system I’ve recently been collating some of the variables which exist in each of these areas, and they are presented in the remainder of this article.

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Sequencing Architecture Modernization: Risk Averse vs Risk Tolerant

Strategic Tech

Modernizing an architecture usually take years. This presents technology leaders with one of the most difficult modernization challenges: where to start and in which order to modernize? If you’re not sure where to start, talk to product leaders directly or review company townhall presentation. Having a quantifiable number.

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Modelling Bounded Contexts with the Bounded Context Design Canvas: A Workshop Recipe

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Each group of four people will need at-least four metres of wall space I’ve presented the techniques loosely in order that you might want to follow them. Closing Presentation To close out the workshop each group should present a selection of the context maps they created and discuss the trade-offs of each design.

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