Continuous Architecture Blog

Closing the Loop: Why Feedback is crucial for Continuous Architecture

by Eoin Woods

Feedback may be discussed regularly, as an important aspect of much of our work in Agile, DevOps, digital product development, Continuous Architecture and in conversations about optimising learning, but how we actually implement effective feedback loops to obtain that feedback is explored far less often. It is worth starting with why feedback matters in Continuous … Continue reading Closing the Loop: Why Feedback is crucial for Continuous Architecture

Dealing with Technical Debt

by Eoin Woods

In the first part of this article, we outlined what technical debt is, how we can improve our understanding of it, its sources and how to catalogue it. Once we understand the nature of our debt and the forces that created it, we can then make conscious decisions about how it should be managed.  This … Continue reading Dealing with Technical Debt

Continuous Management of Technical Debt

by Eoin Woods

Preventing technical debt from overwhelming you Ward Cunningham’s 1992 debt metaphor helped explain that the issue with technical debt was never about its existence but the consequences of allowing it to accumulate unchecked. We know that ‘borrowing’ can accelerate progress and writing code quickly, even imperfectly, can enable learning and delivery. The danger lies in … Continue reading Continuous Management of Technical Debt

Defining Reality Through Leadership

by Eoin Woods

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.” Max De Pree In Max De Pree’s best-known book ‘Leadership is an Art’ (published first in 1987) he argues that leadership is about creating the conditions in which people can do their best work, which one of the key goals of Continuous Architecture. As I’ve … Continue reading Defining Reality Through Leadership

Why your quality attributes keep getting ignored (and what to do about it)

by Eoin Woods

Quality attributes such as performance, security, resilience, scalability and maintainability frequently determine whether a system remains viable over time, yet in many organisations they are consistently overshadowed by the drive to deliver new features. This tension has existed for decades, and while the industry continues to adopt new practices, methods and technologies at pace, the … Continue reading Why your quality attributes keep getting ignored (and what to do about it)

Why Principles and Decisions Are the Core of Modern Software Architecture

by Eoin Woods

From grand design to guided decision-making Traditional approaches to software architecture don’t work very well with today’s pace of change. A traditional ‘up front’ approach, with an architect-led comprehensive software modelling exercise and lots of early decision-making, is out of step with how we work in modern software delivery. This aside, for many organisations, architecture … Continue reading Why Principles and Decisions Are the Core of Modern Software Architecture

Continuous Architecture: A decade of designing for change

by Eoin Woods

Since Continuous Architecture was first introduced some ten years ago, it has been encouraging to see so many people starting to recognise that the point is the architecture work, not the architects. Many architects have also transitioned to be technical leaders and guides rather than trying to make and govern every technical decision themselves. And … Continue reading Continuous Architecture: A decade of designing for change

Minimum Viable Architecture In Practice (Part 2)

by PGP

This article is part of a series that provides practical advice and guidance on how to leverage the Continuous Architecture approach. All these articles are available on our “Continuous Architecture in Practice” blog. Here we conclude our discussion of a fictional implementation of the “Minimum Viable Architecture” concept that we started in our previous article[1]. Implementing … Continue reading Minimum Viable Architecture In Practice (Part 2)

Minimum Viable Architecture In Practice (Part 1)

by PGP

This article is part of a series that provides practical advice and guidance on how to leverage the Continuous Architecture approach. All these articles are available on our “Continuous Architecture in Practice” blog. Here we will present some additional thoughts about implementing the “Minimum Viable Architecture” concept that we discussed in our previous article[1] and … Continue reading Minimum Viable Architecture In Practice (Part 1)

Minimum Viable Architecture: How To Continuously Evolve an Architectural Design over Time

by PGP

This article is part of a series that provides practical advice and guidance on how to leverage the Continuous Architecture approach. All these articles are available on this blog. Here we will discuss the “Minimum Viable Architecture” concept that we introduced in our original “Continuous Architecture” book[1]. A full discussion of this concept, including some … Continue reading Minimum Viable Architecture: How To Continuously Evolve an Architectural Design over Time