
This section is about what you can expect from the course, me, my academic work regarding Solution Architecture, my contribution to the Solution Architecture discipline and my give back to the (Solution) Architecture Community.
We unpack the Solution Architect role. What is the purpose of the role, what is it that the Solution Architect has to do, the activities, growth path, the relationship between the Solution Architect and other Architecture roles.
In this section you will get an understanding of how to use principles, patterns and standards to influence the architecture.
Architecture Views are the most important aspect of the Solution Architecture.
In this section you would get an understanding of architecture styles and how to combine and reuse and architecture style
You would be able to identify Solution Architecture specific frameworks, pros/cons and dos and don'ts. Additionally using the best of the concepts from each framework.
The starting point for your solution architecture efforts from the company briefing to the conceptual architecture.
You will understand interview questions, what to look out for in interviews for Solution Architecture, what to do during your first 3 months in your new role. How to grow in your role.
Thank you for your attention and indulging me through the Course. Its been great putting together this course for you, I sincerely wish you the best on your Solution Architecture journey.
Solution Architecture as a discipline has moved to the 2.0 domain and has gained much academic and practitioner interest, however, little information is available to onboard and provide practitioners with a solid and complete understanding of the discipline. New comers to the role are often left with a spider-web of information and on-the-job training - creating bad habits and ineffective Solution Architectures.
Backed by three years worth of research, 15 years of practical architecture experience coupled with 26 years IT industry experience - this course will give you the foundational capabilities to start and thrive in your Solution Architect role. You will gain insights, tips and tricks from different perspectives and Solution Architecture concepts that will put you in a position to make a success of your existing or new role.
We cover the fundamentals:
What is Solution Architecture
How does Solution Architecture differ from other Architecture disciplines and roles
What are you expected to do as a Solutions Architect
What is the approach to follow when coming up with Solution Architecture
What outputs should you be creating as a Solution Architect
Interview tips and your first 100 days in your new role
and many, many more...
Take away concepts such as views, solution non-functionals, architecture styles (microservices,SOA,etc.), RAID options and finally get tips for your next Solution Architecture role.