Posted by Abhishek on January 04, 2020
An obvious implication, for those of you who wish to be architects, is that you must pay adequate attention to the non-technical aspects of your education and your professional activities.Generally, the non-technical duties to be performed by an architect includes:
| Specific Duty | Examples of Duties |
| Managing the Project | – Help with budgeting and planning – Follow budgetary constraints – Perform sizing and estimation – Perform migration planning and risk assessment – Take care of or oversee configuration control – Create Development Schedules – Measure results using quantitative metrics and improve both personal results and the team’s productivity – Identify and Schedule Architectural Releases |
| Managing the People | – Build “trusted advisor” relationships – Co-ordinate – Motivate – Advocate – Delegate – Act as a supervisor |
| Supporting the Management | – Provide Feedback on appropriateness and difficulty of the project – Advise the project manager on the tradeoffs between software design choices and requirements choices – Provide input to software project manager in the software project planning and estimation process – Serve as a “Bridge” between the technical team and the project manager |
| Specific Duty | Examples of Duties |
| Supporting the Organization | – Grow an architecture evaluation capability in the organization – Review and Contribute to research and development efforts – Participate in the hiring process for the team – Help with product marketing Institute and oversee cost-effective software architecture design reviews – Help Develop Intellectual Property |
| Supporting the Business | – Translate Business Strategy into Technical Vision and Strategy – Influence the Business Strategy – Understand and Evaluate Business Processes – Understand and Communicate the Business Value of Software Architecture – Help the Organization meet its Business Goals Under Customer and Market Trends – Identify, Understand and Resolve Business Issues – Align Architecture with the Business Goals and Objectives |
| Specific Duty | Examples of Duties |
| Providing Technical Leadership | – Mentor Other Architects – Produce Technology Trend Analysis or Roadmaps |
| Building a Team | – Set Team Context/Vision – Build the Architecture Team and align them with the vision – Mentor Junior Architects – Educate the team on the use of the Architecture – Maintain Morale, both within and outside the architecture group – Foster the professional development of team members – Coach teams of software design engineers for planning, tracking, and completion of work within the agreed plan – Mentor and coach staff in the use of software technologies – Work both as a leader and as an individual contributor |
One immediate observation you should make is how many non-technical duties there are. As mentioned earlier, DUTIES are the primary responsibility of an Architect which includes both Technical and Non-Technical.