Title: System and Solution Architect/Engineering - Scaled Agile Framework
Headings: System and Solution Architect/Engineering
System and Solution Architect/Engineering
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An Agile Approach to Designing and Building Systems
Responsibilities of System/Architect Engineering
System Architect/Engineering’s Participation in Large Value Streams
Responsibilities of Solution Architect/Engineering
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Content: Enable the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps – Making effective decisions in the face of changing or unknown needs requires Agile teams to receive fast feedback on the solution’s effectiveness. Architect/Engineering support this need by advocating for, and steering the development and improvement of, the Continuous Delivery Pipeline, as well as helping to enable Release on Demand. Embrace a Leadership role – Architect/Engineering are Lean-Agile Leaders who tend to operate more through influence than authority in a Lean enterprise. They have the greatest impact by teaching, mentoring, and helping improve the effectiveness of the Agile teams, rather than directly specifying the solution designs. And they contribute to the Vision and Roadmap in order to chart a course for the solution. Act as change agents – Architect/Engineering also acts on the human system that creates the technology to ensure greater agility and effectiveness. As Lean-Agile Leaders, Architect/Engineering ensure the organization operates effectively by participating as members of the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE). contributing to Value Stream Mapping workshops, and training and coaching engineers in achieving Technical Agility. Responsibilities of System/Architect Engineering
System Architect/Engineering are Lean-Agile Leaders who typically have the following responsibilities: Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the solution and exploration of solution alternatives
Enable the Continuous Delivery Pipeline through appropriate design guidelines and investment advocacy
Actively participate in the Continuous Exploration process as part of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline, especially with enabler Epics
Define subsystems and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to subsystems, understand solution deployment, and communicate requirements for interactions with solution context
Work with customers, stakeholders, and suppliers to establish high-level solution intent, and the solution intent information models and documentation requirements
Establish critical NFRs for the solution and participate in the definition of others
Operate within an economic framework when analyzing the impact of design decisions
Work with portfolio stakeholders, notably the Enterprise Architect, to develop, analyze, split, and realize the implementation of enabler epics
Participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning and Pre- and Post-PI Planning, System and Solution Demos, and Inspect and Adapt (I&A) events
Define, explore, and support the implementation of enablers to evolve solution intent, working directly with Agile teams to implement them
Plan and develop the Architectural Runway in support of new business Features and Capabilities
Work with Product and Solution Management to determine the capacity allocation for enablement work
Support technology/engineering aspects of program and solution Kanbans
Provide oversight and foster Built-In Quality and Team and Technical Agility
System Architect/Engineering’s Participation in Large Value Streams
The above section highlights the role of System Architect/Engineering in the context of the ART.