To further explore the discussion about the role of architects on Agile projects that Sergey talks about below, let me share a few ideas that are applicable to smaller and medium sized teams.

Let’s assume you have a Scrum team that needs to build a complex solution. Maybe you need to guarantee 99.999% uptime, or handle 100K concurrent users, or make the application extendable while minimizing maintenance costs. Whatever the complexities may be, let’s look at our options. Read more

In response to the recent discussion thread on LinkedIn, and to expound on the issues raised therein, here are a few thoughts on the subject of dealing with architecture on Agile projects:

1. On any complex project that is delivered using an Agile methodology, special effort should be allocated for designing the right architecture, because the textbook understanding of Agile does not provide for it automatically. The actual implementation of this approach will depend on the project at hand.
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