Architecture Modernization

Architecture Modernization: Socio-technical alignment of software, strategy, and structure guides readers through every part of the modernization journey, from making a compelling business case, to facilitating workshops, and upskilling your teams with new ways of working.

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Concrete tools, techniques, and processes to align software architecture with your business domains, organizational design, team topologies, and corporate strategy.

Written for anyone who makes decisions about software architecture or organization design, including architects, CTOs, principal engineers, and tech leads.

In Architecture Modernization: Socio-technical alignment of software, strategy, and structure you'll learn how to:



Design architecture, business domains, and team topologies as independent value streams oriented to your business strategy
Plan and lead an evolutionary modernization initiative
Upskill architecture practices in your organization to create durable change
Utilize collaborative product development techniques like Event Storming and Wardley Mapping
Model domains and subdomains with principles, heuristics, and hands-on techniques

About the technology

You can't safely separate an organization's software architecture from its business objectives, corporate strategy, or team structure. Architecture Modernization shows you how to turn the practice of designing software into a transformative process for your entire company. This unique guide reveals a collaborative holistic approach to software design that identifies the value modernization can bring to your business's domains. You'll quickly reduce ineffective dependencies and empower your teams to make fast decisions and even faster production deployments.