Summary

Solution architects in agile teams are just as important as the Product Owner. Solution architects play a technical leadership role in delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions with an optimal cost that meets the customer's needs faster without compromising quality. They ensure the right problems in the right context are solved in the right way and guide teams in implementing it correctly.

The solution architects in agile teams operate with a focused objective of increasing business value and sustainability. They also identify and eliminate flow stoppers by minimizing rework, lead time, and reject cycles. Solution architects work on exploring new solutions by defining intentional architecture, together with solution vision and context. They work with the Product Owner in refining backlog items to identify technical needs, quality attributes, and architecture decisions. These technical enablers and architecture decision backlog items are placed on a 3- to 9-month...