Agile and Enterprise Architecture are Not Mutually Exclusive

Wednesday, 3:15 PM EST - DEL SOL I

There is widespread acceptance that software development using Agile methods works well. However, there are still areas of software development organizations that view their roles or mandates as incompatible with Agile methods.

This talk addresses the legitimate role of an Enterprise Architect and provides concrete recommendations on how Architects can work with Agiledevelopment teams to accomplish their objectives. Topics will include concerns about data architecture, addressing the “ilities”, and why evolutionary architecture works.

About Rebecca Parsons

Rebecca Parsons

Dr. Rebecca Parsons is ThoughtWorks’ Chief Technology Officer. She has more years of application development experience than she cares to admit, in industries ranging from telecommunications to emergent internet services. She has extensive experience leading in the creation of large-scale distributed object applications and the integration of disparate systems. 



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