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Solutions Architecture, Project/Programme management PLUS Architects,…
Solutions Architecture
What is Architecture?
Documentation describing structure and behaviour of a system/detailed plan of the system to guide its implementation
Process for describing the architecture of a system to meet given system requirements under given constraints
Fundamental concepts or properties of a system in its environment, embodied in its elements, relationships, and the principles of its design and evolution
Granularity
Enterprise
Highest level, widest scope, longest term
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process describing an enterprise and information systems & planning changes to improve integrity and flexibility
Solution
Specific problems and requirements, related to selected IS & business practices
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What is an architect?
One who designs buildings, superintends their contstruction.
One who describes the architecture of a system in sufficient detail to enable work to be planned, and detailed design and building to proceed. Then governs the building work.
Architect Roles
Enterprise Architect
Solution Architect
Software Architect
Business Architect
Data Architect
Applications Architect
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Focus on applications architecture; their principal concern is the modularity of a applications and data that flows between them
Focus on data architecture; their principal concern is to analyse and control data stores and data flow through the deinition of meta data
Focus on business architecture; their principal concern is the functions and processes of the business
Describes how a single application is built from software modules, at a fine-grained level
Describes the structure of a solution to a business problem, which may include several applications and technologies
Defines principles, policies, and plans that cover several solutions to several business problems
Architect Skills
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Communication, political and soft skills
Awareness of project management, commercial risks, and issues
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Key Activities
Governing/Controlling
Establishment of principles and governance structures to ensure architectural activity is conformant. Control and compliance activities
Relating
Maing sure you understand stakeholders' concerns, and keep them appropriately informed
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Modelling
Modelling the needs of stakeholders, then modelling solutions to meet requirements. Ideal state is to reuse existing models.
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Architects role hasn't always existed, they have evolved to enable an enterprise view rather than a project view