The document discusses the role of an architect. It describes that an architect does more than just produce designs. An architect provides guidance and oversight throughout the entire development process, ensuring solutions meet requirements and standards. The architect also communicates regularly with developers, answers questions, and helps resolve issues. An architect is responsible for maintaining design quality, coherence and integrity of the overall system as development progresses.

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What Architects Really Do
Filip van Laenen
Architecture Day @ Programutvikling
2014-03-20

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Who Am I?
• Almost 17 years of experience
• Roles I've played:
• Developer
• Senior Developer
• Tester
• QA
• Technical Project Lead
• Business Analyst
• Architect
• Chief Engineer/Specialist

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I'm Not One of the Following…

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Evil Architect #1, “Datatilsynet”
• “Enterprise Architect” or “Chief Architect”
• Reviews architectures
• Doesn't design
• Never approves
• Feedback loop?

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Evil Architect #2, “One-Night Stand”
• Produces a design
• Then moves to the next project
• May review once in a while
• “Slide compliance”
• Feedback loop?

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My Job:

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A Day in My Life…

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A Day in My Life…

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“What Professors Don’t Teach You in
Architecture School”
• Navigating through the building code
• Generating schedules
• Taking budgets seriously
• Dig a hole on site
• Coordinate with a construction loan officer
• Etc…
http://blog.buildllc.com/2012/03/what-professors-don%E2%80%99t-teach-you-in-architecture-school/

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Mail? Explaining? Issue Tracking?

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Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, truth;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, [let me sow] truth;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, [let me sow] truth;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, [let me sow] truth;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, [let me sow] truth;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, [let me sow] truth;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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No More Coding?

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The “Role” Architect

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