The software architect role is evolving. As systems and distributed teams become more complex
it's often impossible for architects to be everywhere they need to be. To be effective
consultants and in-house architects alike have to move constantly from client to client or team
to team to collaborate and work with code. And the situation is reaching a breaking point.
There's a better way. Andrew Harmel-Law tech principal at Thoughtworks shows you how
architects and development teams can collaborate effectively and efficiently on the
architectures of their systems. Techniques in this book help you ensure that everyone and
everything is working toward the same goal. You'll learn how to create a collaborative
decentralized mindset that allows everyone to do architecture and build the best systems
they've ever experienced. With this book you will: Understand the new dynamics that affect
modern software delivery and how to take advantage of them to optimize for fast flow and
continuous feedback Learn a methodology that brings software architecture and development
together in partnership Nurture the fundamental interplay of decisions advice autonomy and
architecture Initiate practices and constraints that maximize benefits and mitigate risks
Create an approach tuned to your skill sets architecture and your organization's engineering
culture Identify and work to prevent failure modes when they threaten to arise
