The discussion recently came up about the role of an architect and whether or not they should write code as part of a project team. This became a somewhat heated discussion with a lot of strong opinions, but I think it ultimately comes down to the typical consultant's answer: "It depends." It depends on what you mean by an "architect" and what you expect the architect to accomplish.
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Mike Rosen is a Cutter Expert and a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network. He is an accomplished architect, analyst, and technical leader with extensive experience in digital transformation, enterprise architecture, business architecture, service-oriented architecture, product strategy and development, software architecture, consulting and mentoring, distributed technologies, and industry standards. Mr. Rosen has 40 years'… Read More
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