For those of you who read this blog since I started it, you probably know that I am a huge proponent of architecture and design in software development. I am also convinced that agile methodologies help us build better products. A framework like Scrum is very good for managing software projects but it may not provide enough information for less experienced agile teams, or teams working in a complex environment (multiple Scrum teams, programs, agile initiatives at the enterprise level). And architecture and design are not really first... [More]

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Earlier this month, Dan Leroux and I delivered a session at the Innovate 2013 conference. Our objective was to cover two different aspects: How architecture & design fits in an agile environment (such as a team using Scrum) How one team in the IBM lab is applying light design principles to develop a product Back from Orlando, I created a prezi with some of the information that we presented during the conference .( Click the image to launch the presentation )    

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  No, Maul is not a new framework for agile practitioners. Read a bit further and you will understand what I mean here. It may ever been easier for you if you have some knowledge about rugby (rugby is not a web framework, it is a sport!). After all, the Scrum framework took its name from the game of rugby.   As defined by the International Rugby Boad (IRB), “a scrum is formed in the field of play when eight players from each team, bound together in three rows for each team, close up with their opponents so that the heads of the... [More]

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In June,  I will be a speaker at the Innovate Conference in Orlando, FL. The presentation will describe how a lightweight design approach supports agile teams to deliver software. Real examples from the internal Design Management development team (the IBM lab)  will be used to illustrate the approach. I am honored to co-present this session with Dan Leroux, Distinguished Engineer at the IBM Lab.  If you are interested in attending the session at the conference, here are the details Session : 2131A Title : Design on a Diet! A... [More]

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On January 22, Vishy Ramaswamy and I talked about Agile architecture during an InformationWeek webcast: Agile Development: Three Pillars of Success. Questions which had not been answered during the Q& A session for lack of time are listed in this blog entry:     http://ibm.co/YBKtVc

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  On January 22, I co-presented an InformationWeek webcast  with  Vishy Ramaswamy. the architect of the  Design Management Server. The webcast was mostly an informal discussion where Vishy and I shared our opinions on four different topics. What is Agile Architecture and what is the difference between this approach and conventional design and development practices? What is a recommended practice for just enough traceability across the life cycle? What are the kind of architectural and design expressions suitable for "just enough"... [More]

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Yesterday, I was co-presenting an InformationWeek webcast on  Agile Development: Three Pillars of Success . With Vishy Ramaswamy , the lead architect for Design Manager, we talked about some agile architecture practices and how these practices were adopted by the IBM development team to create and deliver the  Design Manager  product. During the Q&A session, there was a question that we  saw a question that we did not answer (lack of time, too many good questions). It was something like: “What should we pay attention to when we try to adopt... [More]

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