You're reading from Becoming an Agile Software Architect Strategies, practices, and patterns to help architects design continually evolving solutions

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800563841

Length 372 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

JIRA

Concepts

Agile

Author (1):

Rajesh R V

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Understanding Architecture in the Agile World

2. Chapter 1: Looking through the Agile Architect's Lens FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Agile Architecture – The Foundation of Agile Delivery

4. Section 2: Transformation of Architect Roles in Agile

5. Chapter 3: Agile Architect – The Linchpin of Success

6. Chapter 4: Agile Enterprise Architect – Connecting Strategy to Code

7. Chapter 5: Agile Solution Architect – Designing Continuously Evolving Systems

8. Section 3: Essential Knowledge to Become a Successful Agile Architect

9. Chapter 6: Delivering Value with New Ways of Working

10. Chapter 7: Technical Agility with Patterns and Techniques

11. Chapter 8: DevOps and Continuous Delivery to Accelerate Flow

12. Chapter 9: Architecting for Quality with Quality Attributes

13. Chapter 10: Lean Documentation through Collaboration

14. Chapter 11: Architect as an Enabler in Lean-Agile Governance

15. Section 4: Personality Traits and Organizational Influence

16. Chapter 12: Architecting Organizational Agility

17. Chapter 13: Culture and Leadership Traits

18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 8: DevOps and Continuous Delivery to Accelerate Flow

Lean is about constant ticking, not occasional kicking.

– Alex Miller, Professor of Management at the University of Tennessee

Chapter 7, Technical Agility with Patterns and Techniques, explained technical excellence and focused on patterns and techniques for attaining technical agility. This chapter focuses on DevOps and automation, which is the second segment of technical agility.

DevOps has gained significant momentum in the last few years and fueled success for many enterprises. Adopting a DevOps culture in software development and operations is increasingly necessary to deliver reliable systems faster through better collaboration and operational excellence. Continuously delivering value with a substantially high velocity with quality and flawless solutions demands a considerable amount of automation, similar to that in the manufacturing industry. Like a conveyor belt in manufacturing, in which goods pass...