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Comprehensive Agile Solution Architecture
This course walks through the steps involved in implementing the Agile Architecture program at the solution architecture level. It starts by looking at the foundational elements required, with...
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$2,390 USD
Duration
3 days
Course Code
TP2768
Available Formats
Classroom
Overview
This course walks through the steps involved in implementing the Agile Architecture program at the solution architecture level. It starts by looking at the foundational elements required, with discussions on how to link with Agile governance in practical ways to support project work. The focus then moves on to examine what has to be done in architecture to ensure success by recognizing and avoiding common pitfalls.
- Agile Architecture Process
- Agile Solution Architecture Program
- Agile Requirements and Stakeholder
- Agile Architecture Governance Framework
- Risks with Agile Architecture
- Succeeding with Agile Architecture
Skills Gained
At the end of the training, practitioners will be able to:
- Describe the elements required for an Agile Architecture practice
- Understand the risks involved and ways to mitigate the risks to ensure success
- Manage Agile architecture requirements
- Manage Agile architecture stakeholders
- Create an Agile architecture governance plan for continued success
Who Can Benefit
- Those involved in building the Agile architecture program: Enterprise Architects, Solutions
- Architects, Domain Architects along with senior domain specialists
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of and experience with architecture programs is required
- Experience with the software development process is assumed
- Familiarity with the Agile manifesto and principles is recommended
Course Details
Chapter 1. The Agile Architecture Process
Overview
- Pre Project Work
- Motivation for Agile
Agile Solution Architecture In Place
- Agile Process – Big Picture Example
- Agile Architecture Scenario
- Criteria for Agile
- Vision for Agile Products
Do the Work
- Do the Work
- Divide and conquer
- Develop and Test
- Agile Architect’s Responsibilities
- Review and React
- Application Reviews and Reactions
- Solution Reviews and Reactions
Activity
- Define the Agile Architecture Process
- Define the Agile Architecture Process – Results
Chapter 2. Agile Solution Architecture
Overview
- What is Needed?
- High Level List
Build The Architecture
- Reference Architecture
- Glossary
- Principles & Policies
- Scenarios
- Practices
- Reference Models
- Components
- Requirements and Capabilities
- Patterns
- Decision Framework
Approaches For Governance
- Using the Agile Solution Architecture
- Work with an Agile Mindset
Activity
- Implement the Agile Solution Architecture
- Implement the Agile Solution Architecture – Results
Chapter 3. Agile Architecture Requirements Management
Overview
- What is Requirements Management?
- Definition of Requirements Managements
- Architecture Requirements Management
What is Different with Agile?
- Agile Architecture Supports Emergent Design
- Incremental or Emergent Architecture?
- Intentional Architecture!
- At the Agile Project Level
Requirement Management and Agile
- Techniques for Agile Requirements
- Agile Architecture Requirements Process
- Architecture Comes First
- Pre-project Requirements Discovery
- Project Requirements Discovery
- New Discoveries
- Follow Through on Requirements
- Leverage the Backlog
- Backlog: Prioritized Style
- Backlog: Pool Style
- Agile Backlogs
- Agile Requirements Management Tools
Activity
- Work with Agile Architecture Use Cases
- Work with Agile Architecture Use Cases – Results
Chapter 4. Agile Architecture Stakeholder Management
Overview
- What is Stakeholder Management?
- Stakeholder Management Defined
- Stakeholder Management for Architecture
- Implications of Agile Stakeholder Management
Agile Cultures
- What is needed to make Agile work
- When Agile does not work
Agile Teams
- Agile’s Needs vs Enterprise Realities
- Agile Team Composition
- Agile Teams for the Enterprise
- Architecture Driven
- Feature Driven
- Reuse Driven
- Hybrid
- Agile Stakeholder Management Techniques
- Agile Stakeholder Challenges
- Working Together
- Schedules
- Budgets
Activity
- Work with Enterprise Realities
- Work with Enterprise Realities – Results
Chapter 5. Agile Architecture Governance Frameworks
Overview
- Traditional vs Agile Governance
- Governance
- Policing vs Empowering
- Procedural vs Responsive
- Reactive vs Proactive
Agile Governance Frameworks
- Scaled Agile Framework - SAFe
- Based on Agile Architecture Principles
- The SAFe House of Lean
- Disciplined Agile Delivery - DAD
- DAD’s Hybrid Framework
- DAD: Foundation for Scaling Agile
- AgilePath
- AgilePath’s Event-Driven Governance
- AgilePath’s Event-Driven Governance
Agile Governance Characteristics
- What’s common?
- People Focused
- Goal Oriented
- Lean in Nature
Agile Governance Components
- Governance Components
- Principles and Policies
- Governance Mechanisms
- How to Engage
- Measuring and Monitoring
- Tracking and Reporting
- Architecture Inventory
Activity
- Create the Agile Architecture Governance Plan
- Create the Agile Architecture Governance Plan – Results
Chapter 6. Risks With Agile Architecture
Overview
- Risk Perspectives
- Perspectives for Risks
Risks by Categories
- Scope Risks
- Resource Risks
- People and Culture Risks
Risks by Levels
- Top Known Risks
- Agile Methods – Risks
- Agile Methods Mitigation
- Principles and Policies – Risks
- Principles and Policies Mitigation
- Allocation of Resources – Risks
- Allocation of Resources Mitigation
- Product Selection – Risks
- Product Selection Mitigation
- Work Habits – Risks
- Work Habits Mitigation
Activity
- Mitigate Risks for Agile
- Mitigate Risks for Agile – Results
Chapter 7. Succeeding With Agile Architecture
Overview
- Role Of Architecture In Agile
- Architecture
- Vision vs Goal
- Visions Or Goals?
- Agile Architecture Visions
- Agile Architecture Goals
Agile Techniques For Success
- Agile Techniques
- Using the Vision
- Everyone Shares The Vision
- Iterations Fulfill The Vision
- Results Align The Vision
- Producing Continuous Business Value
- Early and Quick
- Prioritization
- Good Enough
- Fast-Fail
- Making People Productive
- Sustainable
- Self Managed
- Meaningful Roles
- Moving From Traditional To Agile Architecture
- The Work: A Comparison
Myths
- Myth: No More Models
- Myth: No More Reviews
- Myth: No More Architects
Activity
- Set Up for Success
- Set Up for Success – Results
Schedule
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