Becoming an Agile Software Architect: Strategies, practices, and patterns to help architects design continually evolving solutions - Softcover

R V, Rajesh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1800563841 ISBN 13: 9781800563841

Verlag: Packt Publishing, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

A guide to successfully operating in a lean-agile organization for solutions architects and enterprise architects

Key Features:

• Develop the right combination of processes and technical excellence to address architectural challenges
• Explore a range of architectural techniques to modernize legacy systems
• Discover how to design and continuously improve well-architected sustainable software

Book Description:

Many organizations have embraced Agile methodologies to transform their ability to rapidly respond to constantly changing customer demands. However, in this melee, many enterprises often neglect to invest in architects by presuming architecture is not an intrinsic element of Agile software development.

This book guides architects and organizations through new Agile ways of incrementally developing the architecture for delivering an uninterrupted, continuous flow of values that meets customer needs. You'll explore various aspects of Agile architecture and how it differs from traditional architecture. The book later covers Agile architects' responsibilities and how architects can add significant value by positioning themselves appropriately in the Agile flow of work. Through examples, you'll also learn concepts such as architectural decision backlog,the last responsible moment, value delivery, architecting for change, DevOps, and evolutionary collaboration.

By the end of this Agile book, you'll be able to operate as an architect in Agile development initiatives and successfully architect reliable software systems.

What You Will Learn:

• Acquire clarity on the duties of architects in Agile development
• Understand architectural styles such as domain-driven design and microservices
• Identify the pitfalls of traditional architecture and learn how to develop solutions
• Understand the principles of value and data-driven architecture
• Discover DevOps and continuous delivery from an architect's perspective
• Adopt Lean-Agile documentation and governance
• Develop a set of personal and interpersonal qualities
• Find out how to lead the transformation to achieve organization-wide agility

Who this book is for:

This agile study guide is for architects currently working on agile development projects or aspiring to work on agile software delivery, irrespective of the methodology they are using. You will also find this book useful if you're a senior developer or a budding architect looking to understand an agile architect's role by embracing agile architecture strategies and a lean-agile mindset. To understand the concepts covered in this book easily, you need to have prior knowledge of basic agile development practices.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Rajesh R V is a seasoned IT architect with over 20 years of extensive experience in various technologies. As the head of architecture at the Emirates Group, Rajesh has helped the company transform, reshape, and re-organize into a high-performing organization by adopting SAFe and Agile architecture practices. Rajesh has a deep passion for technology and architecture. He also architected the Open Travel Platform (OTP) that earned the Emirates Group the prestigious 2011 Red Hat Innovation Award. He previously wrote the best-selling books, Spring Microservices and, Spring 5.0 Microservices, and reviewed Service-Oriented Java Business Integration by Packt.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1800563841
• ISBN 13: 9781800563841
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 372
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar