Software Software Architecture Speed Strategy 
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. Likewise, the term "architect" didn't enter popular usage to describe a role in the software field until the late 1990s.
Strategic Tech
APRIL 11, 2021
The microservices era has been good for software architecture. But, the over-focus on micro has detracted from the true benefits of microservices which are about improving the quality and speed of development. There is no need to redesign and rewrite your system to be compliant with the latest architecture buzz word.
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Strategic Tech
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
I’ve been disappointed for a long time with the way in which companies organise software development teams. I remember as a young, naive software developer, I assumed there would be structured processes and patterns similar to those used for designing a software architecture. A clear warning sign.
Strategic Tech
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
This can become delicate when the mindsets of each teams are optimising for different things, most commonly speed vs reliability. Engineering for Speed and Reliability It shouldn’t be treated as a law that teams will clash when there is a dependency between their products, even if there is a big difference in mindset.
Strategic Tech
JANUARY 22, 2024
Typically, there’s a period where modernization is discussed as the pains of legacy systems and/or ways of working are noticed and become ever more prominent, blocking the business strategy. They need a more loosely coupled architecture and empowered teams. We informally call this the Noticing stage.
Strategic Tech
DECEMBER 2, 2018
Ideally, all of our teams would be delivering at maximum speed and would all be heading in the same direction, highly-aligned with business goals. Unfortunately, we need to balance speed and alignment, and how we make this trade-off is not clear because not all alignment has the same cost. Aligned Autonomy ?
The Agile Manager
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
IBM had launched the trademarked Personal Computer in 1981 using an open architecture of widely available components from 3rd party sources such as Intel and the fledgling Disk Operating System from an unknown firm in Seattle called Microsoft. We see similar bet-the-business strategies today. As the 1990s business strategy sage M.
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