The Modern Architect
Modern architects working in complex, fast-moving environments don’t try to be the smartest people in the room or make all the decisions. Instead, they make everyone else smarter by replacing buzzwords with decision discipline, clear trade-offs, and a multi-dimensional solution space.
Architects make more impact by making fewer decisions.
Successful architects engage and communicate across organizational levels. By riding the Architect Elevator from the penthouse to the engine room, they make sure that technology investments align with the business strategy.
Architecting IT Transformation
Architects and IT leaders benefit from my experience working for digital disruptors and leading enterprise IT transformations to amplify their impact across modern organizations. Modern leaders combine technical, communication, and organizational acumen; they see more dimensions, love to sketch, and make lemonade from organizational lemons.
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The growing Architect Elevator bookshelf helps you grow into a more impactful role as enterprise technology architect:
TALKS & CHATS
Watch over 45 talks on my Modern Architect video playlist. Or dive deeper with a 10-part Architect Elevator learning series on the O’Reilly Learning Platform.
Listen to my Podcasts on Beyond Coding, with Neal Ford from ThoughtWorks, Dave Farley’s Engineering Room, Henry’s Tech Lead Journal or Postman’s Breaking Changes.
For the ultimate experience, attend an Architect Elevator Workshop or schedule one for your company via the contact at the bottom of the page.
GREGOR’S LAW
Observing recurring challenges in organizations led me to formulate my own “law”, which now has its own page.
Excessive complexity is nature’s punishment for organizations that are unable to make decisions.
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