Les entreprises veulent et doivent être agiles. Les projets et la mise en œuvre sont devenus agiles, ou du moins sont en train de basculer. Et l'architecture alors ? Et bien, elle n'est pas toujours vue comme participant de cette agilité.

1. Continuous
architecture
APC Paris
15th June 16

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• Why continuous
architecture
• What is continuous
architecture
• How to do continuous
architecture
• Impacts on organization
and architects

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The issue
HTTP://XKCD.COM/974/

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Let’s ride together

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“I'm never in favor of writing code poorly, but I am
in favor of writing code to reflect your
current understanding of a
problem even if that
understanding is partial.”
Ward Cunningham

6. Why Continuous Architecture

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Why now
Agility is feedback

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What is Continuous Architecture
Continuous architecture is
architecture when you stop “Big Up
Front Design Only”
Continuous architecture is
architecture with shorter and
richer feedback loops

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Why continuous architecture is
better?
Create feedback to enhance your current understanding of the problem

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Why continuous architecture is
better?

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Predefined Sequence is evil
Sequence is not the evil
Predefined sequence is the evil

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Beyond predefined sequence
Vision
Analyse
Scenario
Refactor
Govern
Decide
Learn
TestMeasure
Validate
Situational intelligence and playbooks

13. HOW

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10+ key practices for Continuous
architecture
1. Architecture is Collaborative
2. Decisions: defer and respect
3. Measure
4. Shared governance log
5. Principles over rules
6. Open repository mandatory
7. Information Not documents
8. Multiply viewpoints
9. Use patterns wisely
10. Manage debt
11. Automate more

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Architecture is Collaborative
You never talk alone

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Decisions: Defer and Respect
Create options and limit irreversibility

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Measure
Measure the fit for purposeness
of your architecture

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Shared governance log
Build on transparency

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Principles over rules
Principles inspire, rules limit

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Open repository mandatory
Share and reuse information, publish early drafts

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Information Not documents
Have a trusted source of truth

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Multiply viewpoints
Involve more stakeholders and capture more concerns

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Use patterns wisely
Do better design up front freely and fastly

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10+ key practices for Continuous Architecture
Manage debt
Create awareness and pay it regularly

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10+ key practices for Continuous architecture
Automate more
Concentrate on your value added activities

26. Impacts

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Impact on organization

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Impact on Architects
Never ask permission to do your job correctly

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Where to start?

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You’ve been warned

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Questions?
Thank you

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Renaud PHELIZON
Manager
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