The Agile Architect

Great IT Architects Don’t Just Design Systems — They Design Futures, Lead From the Trenches, and Master Change

  • Preface
1 Planning for the future
  • 1.1 Finding your north star
  • 1.2 Boxes and arrows, oh my
  • 1.3 Choosing the correct playbook
  • 1.4 Ready, set, tailor
  • 1.5 Adaptable architecture
2 Choosing the technology
  • 2.1 We all need something
  • 2.2 Sometimes technology helps
  • 2.3 Popularity rarely matters
  • 2.4 Laws, regulations and standards
  • 2.5 Choose the correct facts
3 Leading the change
  • 3.1 Leading with narratives
  • 3.2 Training in the job
  • 3.3 But they built it incorrectly
  • 3.4 Not everyone wants to change
  • 3.5 Facing total failure
  • Closing remarks

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