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WA2469

Introduction to Agile Architecture Training

This course examines the relationship between the Agile methodology and the practice of Architecture. It is a mixture of lectures and exercises. The lectures provide instruction on the concepts and open up meaningful discussions; the exercises have students work through a case study to help deepen their knowledge.
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Course Details

Duration

2 days

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge is presumed.

Target Audience

  • Architects
  • Software Development Team Leads
  • Technical leads
  • Agile team members
  • Managers

Skills Gained

  • Describe the Agile methodology and its relationship to and need for Architecture
  • Understand the inherent challenges of Agile and Architecture
  • Discuss the ways in which the industry has been connecting Architecture and Agile
  • Consider ways in which Architecture can support an Agile environment
Course Outline
  • Chapter 1. Enterprise Architecture (EA) Primer
    • Architecture
    • Architects
    • Enterprise Architecture Definitions
    • IEEE, TOGAF, & MIT Perspectives
    • Enterprise Architecture Defined
    • Architecture Framework: Foundation for a Common Vocabulary
    • Industry EA Frameworks
    • Dimensions of Architecture Scope
    • Architecture Domains
    • More Architecture Domains
    • Time: Baseline, Target, and Transition Architectures
    • Various Solution Architecture Definitions
    • Characteristics of a Solution Architecture
    • Example Solution Architecture: SOA for Insurance
    • Solution Architecture Context
    • Solution Architecture & Domains
    • SA Spans All Domains
    • Relationship to EA Architecture Development Process
    • Solution Architecture
    • Solution Architecture Deliverables
    • EA Involvement in SA
    • Architecturally Significant
    • Summary
  • Chapter 2. Challenges with Traditional Architecture
    • The Need for Senior Management Support
    • Business People Underestimate the Complexity
    • Role Clarity
    • Governance
    • Variables Outside Architecture's Control
    • Analysis Paralysis
    • Architecture Dismissed by Agile Teams
    • Scarce Resources
    • The Challenge of Alignment
    • Rogue IT
    • There's No ROI in Infrastructure
    • Summary
  • Chapter 3. What is Agile?
    • Development Methodologies of the ‘80’s and ‘90’s
    • Enterprise Architecture
    • Problems with this Approach
    • Unified Process
    • The Manifesto for Agile Development
    • Don't Misinterpret...
    • Agile Principles: (1 of 3)
    • Agile Principles: (2 of 3)
    • Agile Principles (3 of 3)
    • Role of a Methodology in Agile
    • Agile Methodologies
    • Scrum
    • Artifact: Product Backlog
    • Artifact: Sprint Backlog
    • Artifact: Product Increment
    • Artifact: Burndown Charts
    • Activity: Sprints
    • Activity: Sprint Planning
    • Activity: Daily Scrum
    • Activities: Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective
    • Kanban
    • XP Practices (1 of 2)
    • XP Practices (2 of 2)
    • Summary
  • Chapter 4. Challenges With Agile
    • Business' Need for Predictability
    • Shortsightedness
    • Forest and Trees
    • Difficulties with Securing a Team Member from the Business
    • The Cycle of Formalization
    • Integration Challenges
    • Operations Team Seen as a Blocker
    • Reinventing Standards
    • Possible Security Issues
    • Bias to Build over Buy
    • Team Member Criticality
    • Agile Team Member Qualifications
    • Difficulties Acquiring Proper Support
    • Summary
  • Chapter 5. The Agile-Architecture Conflict
    • The Two Perspectives
    • Class Discussion
    • Summary
  • Chapter 6. How Architecture Fits in with Agile
    • Common Ground
    • Building High Quality Systems
    • Solutions of Value
    • Rapid Delivery
    • Maintaining Systems Reliability
    • Design
    • Reuse
    • Discipline
    • Measurement
    • The Core Differences
    • How is Agile Even Possible?
    • Open Source
    • Code Control and Versioning
    • Test Driven Development (TDD)
    • Continuous Delivery Automation
    • Stack Overflow
    • Twitter and GitHub
    • What Does Architecture Produce That an Agile Team Needs?
    • What Should Architecture Provide to an Agile Team?
    • Summary
  • Chapter 7. Where Agile and Architecture Connect
    • The Most Popular Frameworks
    • The Zachman Framework
    • IASA
    • The Open Group Architecture Framework
    • TOGAF's Scope
    • Which Architecture Principles are Non-Agile?
    • Which Business Principles? [2/1]
    • Which Business Principles? [2/2]
    • Which Data Principles?
    • Which Application Principles?
    • Which Technology Principles?
    • Which Security Principles?
    • Which Integration Principles?
    • TOGAF's Architecture Development Method
    • Development Activities in TOGAF
    • Activities TOGAF Addresses that SDLC's Usually Don't
    • Requirements Gathering in TOGAF
    • Discussion
    • Key TOGAF Deliverables
    • Discussion
    • Roles
    • Discussion
    • Summary
  • Chapter 8. Is There Agile Architecture?
    • What is Agile Architecture: Definition 1
    • Agile Architecture: Definition 2
    • Which Definition is Correct?
    • What is the Problem We're Trying to Solve Again?
    • Prioritization
    • Integration
    • What About How the Environment Has Changed?
    • So What to Do?
    • Can Architecture Be Sprinted?
    • Goals of Agile Architecture
    • Benefits
    • Agile Architecture at Work
    • Agile Architecture for Agile Software Projects
    • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
    • Open Agile Architecture (O-AA)
    • Agile Architecture for Software
    • Agile Architecture Research
    • Agile Architecture Research Example 1
    • Agile Architecture Research Example 2
    • Agile Architecture Research Example 3
    • Agile Architecture as an EA Practice
    • Agile Architecture in the Industry
    • Agile Architecture for EA Conclusion
    • Summary
  • Chapter 9. An Open Agile Architecture Roadmap
    • Applying Agile Practices at an Enterprise Level
    • Intentional Architecture and Emergent Architecture
    • Aligning Agile Practices to TOGAF Domains
    • Agile Architecture Core Principles
      • Self-organization
      • Communications and Feedback at All Levels
      • Collaborative Problem Solving
      • Implement Smaller Fragments of Value
      • Drive Decision Making to the Lowest Competent Level
    • Descriptions, Rationales, and Implications
    • Shifting from Projects to Products
    • Using Innovation Dialogue
    • Considering Minimum Viable Architecture (MVA)
    • Balancing Intentional and Emergent Architectures
    • Enterprise-Level Architectural Governance
    • Stakeholder Collaboration Models
    • Agile Team Collaboration and Scaling
    • Collaboration Models between EA and Solutions Development Teams
    • Enterprise, Segment, and Solution Architecture
    • Agile Management Roles
      • Portfolio Management
      • Program Management
      • Project Management
      • Product Owners
      • Scrum Masters
    • Agile Acquisition
    • Rolling Forecast Budgeting
    • Agile Documentation
    • Pair Architecting
    • Summary
  • Lab Exercises
    • Lab 1. Case Study: The Last National Bank
    • Lab 2. Exercise 1: LNB’s Architecture Practice
    • Lab 3. Exercise 2: LNB’s Experience with Agile
    • Lab 4. Exercise 3: Putting it Together
    • Lab 5. Exercise 4: Taking it Home