The Role of the Architect Workshop
| Provider : | Bredemeyer Consulting | |
| Location : | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Cost : | $1800 | |
| Start Date : | Monday 27th April 2009 ( 3 Days ) | |
| Website : | http://www.bredemeyer.com/role_of_architect_workshop_overview.htm |
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This 3-day workshop covers the following topics:
Introduction to the Role of the Architect
* Architecting pitfalls and critical success factors
* The architecting process
* The role of the Architect
Consulting
* Architect as consultant
* Interviewing Architecture Stakeholders
* Analyzing and synthesizing input
* Facilitation and the art of leading team processes
* Leading Architecture Reviews
* Taking criticism
Leadership
* Architect as leader
* Stories and leadership
* How to create and sell an Architectural Vision
Strategy
* Architect as strategist
* Context Maps
* Technology Roadmaps
* Scenario Analysis
Organizational Politics
* Architect as organizational politician
* Organizational networks and influence
*
Building an Architecture Communication Plan
Technical
* Architect as technical lead
* Views, modeling and visualization
* Creativity tools and innovation Course Category
- Information Technology > Architecture
Applicable to Industry Role
- Information Technology > Architecture > Enterprise Architect
- Information Technology > Architecture > System Architect
- Information Technology > Architecture > Software Architect
- Information Technology > Architecture > Process Architect
- Information Technology > Architecture > Business Architect
- Information Technology > Management > Software Engineering Manager
- General > Architect
Benefit
As an architect, you pursue excellence. You demand it of yourself and of your architecture, and you place correspondingly high demands on your organization. This class helps you chart your path to excellence, and take key steps along it.You will work on essential architecting skills, including:
- leadership skills such as creating and communicating an architectural vision;
- consulting skills such as interviewing architecture stakeholders, leading architecture reviews, and taking criticism constructively;
- political awareness building such as understanding organizational networks and influencing; and
- strategy skills such as building technology roadmaps and scenario analysis.