A Trace in the Sand
by Ruth Malan
Architects Architecting Architecture
Journal Topic Map
All of the intensity of my passion is focused on empowering and enabling architects to design and lead the building of more sustainable systems, in every sense of the word from technically to economically and environmentally to morally and personally, and this is reflected in the avenues explored in my journal.
To make this work more accessible, I'm assembling the topic map below (so far only about 40% of entries from almost 6 years of journaling have been indexed). I'll transform it into a pan and zoom visual structure once I've collected the link tree data. Because these are journal entries, the clusters under each topic heading are chronologically ordered. I still plan to add a summary for each major topic. The journal posts are not self-contained the way (mini-)essays, like most blog posts, are. They are just nets that caught some thoughts as they flew by. But when I go back over a month, or read a set of posts on a related topic, the sum is, well, greater than the parts.
Leveraging the architecture discipline model that organizes the Resources for Software, System and Enterprise Architects site, I have organized topics in sections that relate to architects (who) architecting (how) architecture (what) in purposive (why), organizational (where) and evolutionary (when) context. The Architect section is organized by the Bredemeyer Architect Competency Framework, and the Architecting section is organized by the Visual Architecting Process.
Well, anyway, I hope you find the material and the map useful. If you have
suggestions, I welcome constructive input (
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[Don't worry, I am a merciless critic of my own work, so my ego is kept in
healthy disrepair and that aspect needs no help from anyone else.]
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Why Architect? Why you need architecture (and architects) Complexity System failures
Shift happens
Technical/Design Debt
Agility Architecture (What) Definitions Central concerns Key Decisions Architecture Views Architecture frameworks and decision or view models VAP Decision Model
Case Studies Architecture Mechanisms and Design Patterns Architects (Who) What architects do Qualities of the architect What makes a great architect?
Innovation and Finding Opportunity Imagination Curiosity, Observation, Questions Creativity Play Connections Finding and Shaping Opportunity Innovation and Inventions
Creativity, Behavioral Neuro-psychology Brain matters, perception, problem solving Strategy Business cycles Fractal strategy and tandem architecture Strategy models Technical strategy Leadership Influence without authority Counter-image: Just make them want what we decide is good for them Being Inspired and Inspiring Culture shaper and context creator
Decision making Leadership as Performance Art
Recognition as reward Leadership Platform: Respect Leadership how-to: tips and techniques Leadership styles Leading by Example Organizational Effectiveness (and Dealing with Organizational Politics) Collaboration
Managing perception Time Management Stance or attitude of the architect Enthusiasm and Positive framing A Sense of Humor: Links to wit, humor, irony and just fun stuff
Comfortable with
Resilient and resourceful Speak Truth to Power Architect Certification
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Architecting (How) Coupling and Cohesion Simplicity
Design Thinking Visual Thinking and Visual Design
Visual Architecting Process
Iterations Views and Separation of Concerns Context and Value Architect in Strategy and Value Definition
Value is the Grail
Roadmapping and Scenarios History Visioning Capabilities Scoping and Priority Setting Requirements Qualities Meta-Architecture or Architecture/Technical Strategy
Conceptual Architecture Something about boxes Structuring
Refactoring Structure and Behavior Logical Architecture Execution or Physical Architecture Cross-Cutting Concerns Availability Security Architecture Consistency, Design Guidelines, Policies and Standards
Improvement and validation/Architecture reviews or assessments Architecture Deployment, Construction and Evolution Visualization of the Design in the Code Tools Reviews
Architecting and the Lifecycle (When) Design -- intentional, emergent, or accidental Iterative, Incremental and Evolutionary Big Design Upfront?
Organizational Context for Architecture (Where) Strategy and architecture in tandem Counter-image: Wandering in the desert Strategy Context Fractal strategy Strategy and Architecture in Tandem Organizational Relationships Enterprise Architecture and Related Topics Definitions Business Intelligence Enterprise Architecture as Business Capabilities Architecture Business Ecosystems and Enterprise Architecture
Resources: Books, Papers, Blogs, Etc. Architects Architecting Architecture
Innovation and Design Thinking
Visual Thinking and Modeling Information Visualization Software Architecture and Architecting System Qualities and Architectural Concerns
Complexity and Simplicity Architect Qualities and Personal Effectiveness Presentations -- talks and/or slideware Software Engineering Collection
Tech Watch: Shift Happens
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Architects and Other Leaders in Technology and Systems Architecting: Pioneers and Landscape Shapers Russell Ackoff Kent Beck Grady Booch Dana Bredemeyer
Bredemeyer Consulting Alistair Cockburn Michael Feathers Donald Ferguson Buckminster Fuller Ruth Malan Multiple Ray Ozzie Randy Pausch Eb Rechtin John Zachman Brian Zimmer
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Trace in the Sand Journal Archive (Chronological) 2012 - January - February - March - April - May 2011 - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October - November - December - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October - November - December 2009 - January - April - May - June - July - August - October
2008
2007 2006
I also write at: - Resources for Software, System and Enterprise Architects
Papers: - Strategy, Architecture and Agility: The Art of Change: Fractal and Emergent, 2010
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Innovation and Agile Architecting:
Visualization - Links to tools and other resources
Misc. me:
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Feedback: I can be reached using the obvious (my name@) traceinthesand.com handle -- though if you want to rant about my journal, it is ruth@traceinthesand.ru.cz. Just kidding! I welcome input, discussion and feedback on any of the topics in this Trace in The Sand Journal, my blog, and the Resources for Architects website, or, for that matter, anything relevant to architects, architecting and architecture! Bring value, and I commit to using what you teach me, to convey it as best I can, help your lessons reach as far as I can spread them. I try to do this ethically, giving you credit whenever I can, but protecting confidentiality as a first priority.