Recent Articles
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„Adaptive, Socio-Technical Systems with Architecture for Flow: Wardley Maps, DDD, and Team Topologies“ on InfoQ
On InfoQ, I published an article (curated by Ben Linders) about „Adaptive, Socio-Technical Systems with Architecture for Flow: Wardley Maps, DDD, and Team Topologies“. It is a summary of how to leverage Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design, and Topologies to build socio-technical systems that can easily adapt to change.
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The Architecture for Flow Canvas
This article introduces the Architecture for Flow Canvas, a structured yet flexible approach to integrating Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Team Topologies. The canvas helps to design adaptive, socio-technical systems optimized for a fast flow of change and feedback. It guides both assessing the current state („as-is“) and designing the future state („to-be“) in…
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InfoQ Software Architecture and Design Trends Report 2024
InfoQ’s Software Architecture and Design Trends Report from April 2024 highlighted „socio-technical architecture“ in the early adopter phase of the technology adoption curve. „More companies are starting to realize that the design of a system must consider all the people who build, support, and maintain the system.“ I am feeling very honored to be mentioned…
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Starting with the Why – The Purpose
The strategy cycle of Wardley Mapping starts with the purpose. The purpose – the “why” of our business – describes the reason and motivation for the organization’s existence and is part of the organization’s vision of the future. The organization’s purpose and fundamental beliefs – its corporate values – envision the organization’s future. The vision…
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The Strategy Cycle
Wardley Mapping is a business strategy framework invented by Simon Wardley. It helps to design and evolve effective business strategies based on situational awareness and movement following a strategy cycle. The strategy cycle “is a representation of change and how we need to react to it”, according to Simon Wardley. The strategy cycle consists of…