Proven techniques and principles for modernizing legacy systems into new architectures that
deliver serious competitive advantage. For a business to thrive it needs a modern software
architecture that is aligned with its corporate architecture. This book presents concrete
practices that sync software product strategy team dynamics and work practices. You’ll
evolve your technical and social architecture together reducing needless dependencies and
achieving faster flow of innovation across your organization. In Architecture Modernization:
Socio-technical alignment of software strategy and structure you’ll learn how to: Identify
strategic ambitions and challenges using listening and mapping tours Visualize your business
landscape and crucial capabilities with Wardley Mapping Create a product taxonomy as a
framework for your architecture Run big picture EventStorming workshops to map business domains
Apply Team Topologies patterns to identify and refine value streams Design loosely coupled
domain-aligned software architectures Build internal developer platforms for rapid reliable
evolution Implement data mesh principles and tools to revolutionize data engineering Deliver
compelling modernization roadmaps focused on continuous value Architecture Modernization:
Socio-technical alignment of software strategy and structure shows you how to turn the
practice of architecting systems into a transformative process for your entire company.
Chapter-by-chapter you’ll identify the reasons and benefits of modernization design an
architecture that works for your business and then implement your new approach in a
progressive and sustainable manner. Every technique is illustrated with insightful industry
examples and an interactive Miro board that lets you dig deeper. Forewords by Matthew
Skelton and Xin Yao. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF Kindle and
ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology The decisions you make
about your software are inherently connected to the decisions you make about your business. Why
not turn the mundane task of modernizing legacy systems into a transformative process for your
entire company? This book shows you how! It reveals a socio-technical approach to align your
software and products with organizational dynamics and ways of working. About the book
Architecture Modernization: Socio-technical alignment of software strategy and structure
presents a clear path for upgrading your entire organization when you re-imagine your software.
In it you’ll learn to combine practices like Domain-Driven Design Event Storming and Wardley
Mapping to discover user needs design optimal architecture and avoid falling back into old
habits. Provocative examples from Danske Salesforce the UK Government and others show the
real-world result of each approach identifying techniques you can apply effectively in your
own business. What's inside Uncover cross-org challenges and opportunities A
product-centric approach to architecture Envision architecture as a portfolio to prioritize
investment About the reader For CTOs tech leads and principal engineers who decide on
architecture and organization design. About the author Nick Tune helps organizations
modernize their architectures through empowered product teams and continuous delivery.
Jean-Georges Perrin builds innovative and modern data platforms. The technical editor on
this book was Kamil Nicieja. Table of Contents 1 What is architecture modernization? 2
Preparing for the journey 3 Business objectives 4 Listening and mapping tours 5 Wardley
Mapping 6 Product taxonomy 7 Big picture EventStorming 8 Product and domain modernization 9
Identifying domains and subdomains 10 Strategic IT portfolio 11 Team Topologies 12 Loosely
coupled software architecture 13 Internal developer platforms 14 Data mesh revolutionizing
data engineering 15 Architecture modernization enabling teams 16 Strategy and roadmaps 17
Learning and upskilling
