Buy vs. build is one of the fundamental technology decisions faced by most organizations when implementing technology solutions. Here’s our take on navigating that decision.
Buy vs. build is one of the fundamental technology decisions faced by most organizations when implementing technology solutions. Here’s our take on navigating that decision.
Sometimes knowing what not to do is as important as knowing what to do. Here are ten solution architecture anti-patterns to help you avoid some pitfalls!
Solution architecture is primarily a facilitation activity. Now that more and more companies are now supporting remote working, you need to sharpen your skills at running virtual meetings. Here are some tips.
Since I have procrastinated writing a blog article for a few months now, procrastination is very top of mind. I am going to try to break my article procrastination by sharing some tips for diagram procrastination avoidance.
If done right, meeting notes can be a great tool to recap a meeting and ensure the meeting objectives are achieved. Here are some of our best practices for meeting notes.
Architecture Use Cases effectively tell the story of your architecture to the people who need to understand it. In our People-Centric Architecture method, we use them to ensure that people are always the key driver for solution architecture decisions.
Any solution architecture is the result of a series of solution architecture decisions. Knowing when and how you document those decisions is a critical solution architecture skill.
We have all been in painful, ineffective meetings that feel like they are needlessly wasting our valuable time. You can stop the madness by setting the standard for effective meetings with these tips.
Nobody likes meetings, so when you schedule meetings, you need to ensure they are effective. This "how to" will help you get off to a good start.
Learn how we use UML component diagrams to show how components are wired together to create solution architectures.
Solution architects document processes to understand business needs and describe system flows and logic. Enter the UML Activity diagram!
We have designed thousands of solution architectures. Here are some field-tested tips for better solution architecture diagrams.