Choosing the right leadership

Unlike roles such as Scrum Master and Product Owner, architects are better placed to shepherd a team of intellectual talents to achieve craftsmanship by setting high standards and growing the team toward achieving those goals. In this context, architects play a critical leadership role by assuming the following responsibilities:

• Develop high-performing individuals through a continuous, reflective learning culture.
• Collaborate, inspire, and influence individuals to build and align solutions.
• Focus on continuously improving systems and concerned processes (Kaizen).
• Lead prioritization to balance sustainability with lead time.
• Facilitate collective architecture decisions and resolve conflicts.
• Minimize technical constraints and help to remove technical impediments.

Good architects are like an A player. They set stretched goals for themselves, show a willingness to act, display personal resiliency, and embrace change quickly...