© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 what is the role of an architect in an agile organization? 1 The Agile Architect / November 2015

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© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Setting the Stage 5 teams, 5-9 each (including QA) Mix of Scrum/Kanban/Scrumban Thick Client C++ Mature Codebase Recently Adopted Agile Major Project – Client / Server 3 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams. 4 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Agile Manifesto

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Architecture Approach 1: Laissez Faire 5 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 HELP!!!

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 empowerment is more than just taking your hands off the wheel 7 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 how do we incorporate an architect… without sacrificing agile values? 8 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Wanted to avoid this: 9 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Requirements Design Code Test Deploy

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 And this: 10 The Agile Architect / November 2015 cliparthut.com

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Architecture Approach 2: The Architecture Scout 11 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 Understand the System Research Evaluate Different Approaches Define Layers / Responsibilities Prototype

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 epiphany: architect must be connected to the code 13 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 Architecture by Example ” “

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 Too many classes makes the system too complex! Big classes make the system unmaintainable!

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 WORK HARDER!

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 what if the architect is WRONG? 18 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 how do you know if the architect is WRONG? 19 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 I thought you knew something I didn’t ” “

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 architect is a leadership role 21 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 The Agile Architect / November 2015 xkcd.com 22

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Programming Tell Don’t Ask 23 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Leadership Ask Don’t Tell

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© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 how do I serve the teams without telling them what to do? 25 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Intent Based Leadership 26 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Rob van Hilten, Flickr

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 Don’t move information to authority, move authority to the information ” “ David Marquet

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© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 two pillars that need to be in place: the technical competence …. and organization clarity. … put those things in place and then you can give control. ” “ David Marquet

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 i intend to… 30 The Agile Architect / November 2015

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© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Architecture Approach 3: The Architecture Coach 32 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Rob van Hilten, Flickr

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Daily Design Meeting 30 minutes Technical lead from each team Discuss challenges that being encountered Exercise is repeated on the team that brought the challenge 33 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 Resist the urge to provide solutions. ” “ David Marquet

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 questions communicate values 35 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 letting go is hard 36 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 organizations which design systems... are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations ” “ M. Conway

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© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Architecture Approach 3: The Architecture Coach 40 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Rob van Hilten, Flickr Coaching Agile Teams, Lyssa Adkins

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Focus on Interests Rather than Positions 41 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Rob van Hilten, Flickr

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Design Steps What is the problem you’re trying to solve? What solutions should we consider? What are the pros/cons of each solution? 42 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 create a common framework for resolving conflict 43 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 disagreement is a mechanism for organizational clarity 44 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 the end? 45 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 something interesting happened 46 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series The Agile Architect / November 2015 ?

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 do we still need an architect? 48 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Final Architecture Approach: Architecting as a Team 49 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Steve Jurvetson, Flickr

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© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 knowing what we know today would we do it all again? 51 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 approach must evolve over time 52 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Summary Empowerment is more than standing back Architect must be connected to the code Lead through intent Resist the urge to provide solutions Build relationships between teams Create a framework for disagreement Disagreement is a mechanism for organizational clarity 53 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 leadership skills are vital to an architect’s success 54 The Agile Architect / November 2015

© 2015 Webinar Series Hemant Elhence

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© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Next Webinar Evolution of Configuration Management Into a DevOps/Agile World Complimentary Webinar: Tuesday, December 15, Noon CST Presented by: Marisa Sawatphadungkij, CM & Test Manager at Drillinginfo 58

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© 2015 Webinar Series 2015 Chris 60 The Agile Architect / November 2015 Questions?