tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64685078703813266372024-10-05T04:48:48.547+02:00Arc-E-TectAn iconoclast's take on IT. While staying away from conventional wisdom, publishing personal views, insights and ideas. All stemming from day to day experiences in a world where mainstream is pulling the brake on innovation.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01088795596952787822noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-3510246824447250672019-03-28T22:00:00.000+01:002019-03-28T22:00:00.413+01:00Blame prevention through devops
This post is a follow up of my previous post The question that takes away all blame.
Blameless postmortems, or blameless RCA’s are supposed to be the new-normal in devops organisations, but all too often we see that first the team and sometimes the person to blame is sought, and then we tell them to ‘fix it’.
You might’ve noticed that I wrote devops in all lower case in this post's title.Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-17156865066306722972019-03-21T19:30:00.000+01:002019-03-28T15:54:08.561+01:00The question that takes away all blame<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-933164381086418522019-01-02T21:51:00.001+01:002019-01-02T21:51:40.374+01:00Cloud Native Enterprises - Rapid elasticityWhich don't have a lot to do with Cloud Native Apps but everything with truly embracing the paradigm shifts the Cloud has brought IT within the realm of businesses.
Read the Introduction first.
After reading the introduction to these posts you know what a cloud infrastructure is and what cloud native applications are, what about cloud native enterprises. Well these are Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-10733384674306275332018-12-30T12:34:00.000+01:002018-12-30T12:34:01.127+01:00Digital Transformation to Survive in '19
This is a cross-post from an article I published on LinkedIn.
Today I came across a quote and realised the enormity of it. The quote inspired me to write this article. It is an excerpt of some preliminary text from the book I started writing in late 2017 and am still working on while typing this article. A book for which I am still trying to find an appropriate working title.
“If the rate ofArc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-23383180595814330442018-09-17T21:30:00.000+02:002018-09-17T21:30:16.114+02:00How Charming is Laziness?
Long time ago, while I was still a student at the PolyTechnic in Enschede, The Netherlands, I would justify my choice to study computer science, by proclaiming that laziness leads to efficiency. Which of course makes no sense I now know, because it leads to effectiveness. Penny-pinching leads to efficiency. You can read all about it in this post Perish or Survive, or being Efficient vs being Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-1241836057908056132018-09-02T21:00:00.000+02:002018-09-05T13:35:31.656+02:00Cloud Native Enterprises - Broad network accessWhich don't have a lot to do with Cloud Native Apps but everything with truely embracing the paradigm shifts the Cloud has brought IT within the realm of businesses.
Read the Introduction first.
After reading the introduction to these posts you know what a cloud infrastructure is and what cloud native applications are, what about cloud native enterprises. Well these are Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-77582927059402878622018-08-30T21:00:00.000+02:002018-08-30T21:00:08.483+02:00Why CDM resonates with Waterfallians and not so much with Agilisto'sArchitecture often is a matter of perception.
Architects that consider that architecture to be a noun, often consider, for example, that a CDM (Canonical Data Model) is a solution to a problem. Architects that consider architecture to be a verb, are very likely not considering a CDM at all. And although I have very strong personal feelings against architectural artefacts like a CDM, I'll try to Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-45427149245903929032018-07-24T12:54:00.001+02:002018-07-24T12:58:20.259+02:00A Treehouse for my youngest sonIn 2015 we, my family and I, spend our summer vacation at the Mediterranean. Although this is irrelevant for this post, what is relevant though, is the fact that our youngest son, was watching Treehouse Masters on sat-TV.
This is a TV show where a group of professional Treehouse Builders (if there is such a thing) are building the most awe inspiring treehouse you can think of. And he was Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-867055058656279112018-05-15T22:32:00.000+02:002018-09-03T11:03:41.458+02:00Cloud Native Enterprises - On-demand self-serviceWhich don't have a lot to do with Cloud Native Apps but everything with truely embracing the paradigm shifts the Cloud has brought IT within the realm of businesses.
Read the Introduction first.
After reading the introduction to these posts you know what a cloud infrastructure is and what cloud native applications are, what about cloud native enterprises. Well these are Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-20381865711243816842018-05-08T23:30:00.000+02:002018-05-08T23:30:05.322+02:00Cloud Native Enterprises - Measured serviceWhich don't have a lot to do with Cloud Native Apps but everything with truely embracing the paradigm shifts the Cloud has brought IT within the realm of businesses.
Read the Introduction first.
After reading the introduction to these posts you know what a cloud infrastructure is and what cloud native applications are, what about cloud native enterprises. Well these are Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-89840749391961591862018-05-08T23:18:00.000+02:002018-09-03T11:06:56.941+02:00Cloud Native Enterprises - IntroductionWhich don't have a lot to do with Cloud Native Apps but everything with truely embracing the paradigm shifts the Cloud has brought IT within the realm of businesses.
A couple of weeks ago I was asked to do a presentation to a number of mainly (project) managers on the topic of "The Cloud". I think one of the reasons I was asked had to do with the fact that I usually tend to be (a bit) Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-85481534288216135542018-04-16T08:53:00.001+02:002023-01-13T18:38:49.233+01:00Kanban board for my 12 year old sonLast week my oldest son and I wiped the family whiteboard in our entrance hall and turned it into a Kanban board. The reason for this was that he, my son, was facing a period with a lot of tests at school. He's 12 and in his second year of Gymnasium. And he realised that in the coming weeks there would be a lot of tests as we're approach the end of the 3rd quarter of the school year. There was a Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-83451402159415730862018-04-06T18:19:00.000+02:002018-04-19T00:26:20.210+02:00Metrics Matter - An Introduction to a series on Measurements in an Agile world.This will be a series of posts on metrics, KPI's and measurements as they relate to agile concepts, teams, organisations, etc.
I started on these posts some time ago after numerous discussions with several of my clients on the topic. My initial post started to become really long and after I discussed some of the concepts with peers at the Lean Startup Summit Amsterdam 2018 I decided to have Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-80131350675633827902018-04-05T00:56:00.001+02:002018-04-19T00:25:39.842+02:00Metrics Matter - Measuring Agile TeamsThis will be a series of posts on metrics, KPI's and measurements as they relate to agile concepts, teams, organisations, etc. Sounds familiar? If so, better skip to the section Measuring Agile Team performance otherwise it might get rather boring.
I started on these posts some time ago after numerous discussions with several of my clients on the topic. My initial post started to become really Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-12839294303499433922018-03-18T23:56:00.000+01:002018-03-18T23:56:47.299+01:00The natural beauty of organic convergence
... in an agile world.
Summarising
I am a big proponent of the concept of 'Organic Convergence'. Something I have come up with and what goes on from the assumption that within a social group norms and values become a standard, a common ground. The degree of interaction between the members within the group is decisive for the speed with which this happens and the benefits that can be Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-2633771485324342982018-03-06T17:32:00.001+01:002018-03-07T21:35:55.869+01:00The bright future of the CC in the agile worldThis is the second in a two part blog post on Competence Centers. Read the first post here.
Summarising
The role of Competence Centers in large organisations is diminishing. In many organisations there actually is a notion forming that these centers are obsolete. Considered being a hindrance in an ever more agile environment, the roles of the engineers in these CC's are no longer found in Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-29254641042584543852018-02-26T21:42:00.002+01:002018-03-05T13:55:59.787+01:00The 'obsoletion' of the CC in an agile world...... or 'The incompetence of the CC in an agile world'. This is the first in a two part blog post on Competence Centers.
Summarising
Competence Centers have no place in agile environments. They're a remnant from the past in which IT was considered to be something to reduce costs instead of creating value. In the new world, CC's are incompetent, which means they should be dissolved and the Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-73668882893960519472018-01-20T23:31:00.001+01:002018-01-20T23:31:39.681+01:00The Power of AccountabilitySome months ago, I had a discussion with a friend and colleague of mine and ever since I’m planning to write this post. This post is about responsibility and accountability.
Summarising
Unless people feel accountability and responsibility instead of just writing it down, RACI tables are a playbook for the finger-pointing game and not a tool for continuous improvement. Accountability and Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-29319924051450670042018-01-18T00:52:00.000+01:002018-01-20T23:35:19.975+01:00Where's the Agile Architect hiding?Nowadays everybody and their mother is turning, transforming into agile beings. But where is the Agile Architect? In October of 2017 I did a presentation at ASAS2017 about the Agile Architect. Ever since I have been contacted about the presentation and specifically about what the architect's role is in agile organisations. Because of this, I think it is time to shed some light on this. Thus... Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-31786750099129202422018-01-14T15:45:00.000+01:002018-01-14T15:45:39.352+01:00The Arc-E-Tect predictions for 2017 - In hindsight [2/2]
Last year, like every year, I did some predictions on what would be in and what would be out in 2017. But unlike other years, last year I actually posted those predictions on the internet.
Before I start with my predictions for 2018, I will go back to my predictions for 2017 and see how things turned out.
This is part two, and part one you can find here.
#6: KVI inArc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-40387621648622897822018-01-11T20:24:00.000+01:002018-01-11T20:24:48.761+01:00The Arc-E-Tect predictions for 2017 - In hindsight [1/2]
Last year, like every year, I did some predictions on what would be in and what would be out in 2017. But unlike other years, last year I actually posted those predictions on the internet.
Before I start with my predictions for 2018, I will go back to my predictions for 2017 and see how things turned out.
#1: Microservice in, SOA out
"In 2017 people will start looking at Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-84596840609812540992017-12-13T22:07:00.000+01:002019-02-15T13:45:25.917+01:00What makes an ideal agile team?
Summarising
In many occasions I am being asked by clients to share my thoughts on how they are (planning to) form their Scrum teams. My recurring comments always are to have the team as small as possible, stable and consisting of full-time individuals, maxing out at 9 persons. Have one or more coaches linked to the teams and make sure that there is a mandated Product Owner.
Make sure that Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-92155928629152603922017-11-17T21:07:00.000+01:002017-11-17T21:07:40.906+01:00In depth security... what when the tables are turned?With many new initiatives at governments and organisations in the area of security, I see that tables are being turned... and initiatives are lagging. Again.
Summarising
We all do our best keeping the baddies out of our systems, away of our data. But what if the baddies try to do the same? Trying to keep us out of our systems, away from our data? There's a new threat in town, it's our own Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-45609515548274769102017-10-20T19:00:00.002+02:002017-10-20T19:00:53.446+02:00What's the story about those other user stories?User stories expressing what the Product Owner or her Team want or need are bad practice. The PO delivers, never requests!
Summarising
Backlogs containing user stories that are catering for the needs and wishes of a Product Owner or Product Team are faulty. These kind of stories are unable to compete with stories that clearly add value to the business. By putting these stories on the PO's Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468507870381326637.post-24814315047423721042017-10-09T19:30:00.001+02:002017-10-09T19:30:12.153+02:00ASAS2017 in hindsight
ASAS2017 in hindsight
A couple of days ago, Thursday October 5th to be exact, I attended ASAS2017. It was my fifth attendance of the Agile Software Architecture Symposium.
Summarising
This year, as part of keeping a promise, I did a presentation at ASAS 2017 about Agile and Architecting. Adapting the presentation up to the last minute based on feedback I garnered while attending other Arc-E-Tecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011737990378857949noreply@blogger.com0