Architecture is of key importance to the creation, extension and maintenance of complex, multi-disciplinary software-intensive systems. Unfortunately, most traditional architecture processes are ”heavy weight”, long-winded and time-consuming. The recent emergence of Agile methods represents an exciting opportunity for architects to establish a streamlined and profitable development process for the realization of adaptable systems - based on an Agile architecture and implemented using an Agile and Lean way of working.

Focus on Customer Value
Agile architecting breaks with the tradition of a large, predetermined design and a long, unsteady development time before delivery of customer value. The agile architect will expect and welcome change as a fact of life, while balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders. An agile architect makes his or her working practices and delivery process more efficient by using lean and agile techniques to ensure that the architectural foundation of the system will not be compromised further downstream.

Process & Product Innovation
Agile architecting is a fresh approach to system and software development, aiming at an enhanced level of agility in architects themselves, the architecture process, the resulting architectures, and delivered systems alike. The focal point of agile architecting is both process innovation and product innovation, in order to deliver high-quality systems with added value for customers and end-users.

Soft Skills for Hard Results
Agile architecting comprises all revelant and interrelated technical and non-techical competences that help architects to respond effectively at the notorious dilemmas and issues challenging architects. The essence of Agile is gathering early feedback, which requires effective communication with a veriety of stakeholders. An agile architect has the soft skills that are needed for hard results.


Portfolio of Agile-related Services

ImprovemenT offers a coherent set of professional services that will successfully introduce and roll out the Agile way of working in your project, department or company including Agile Scrum training programs and workshops for Scrum Masters, Product Owners and (multidisciplinary) Scrum teams, a tailor-made Agile Architecting masterclas program, and on-site coaching for managers, software/system architects, designers and engineers.

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Erik Philipppus
IMPROVEMENT BV

Agile Architecting

Last Update: 19-11-2011