Remember to Develop Your People Skills and Don’t Get Caught Up in the Hype

The software architecture role is about more than technical know-how.

A software architect is the primary person responsible for architecture-related decisions and for helping guide the technology decisions through the team. The software architect is also tasked with the consistent analysis of their organization’s architecture and making recommendations for improvements. He or she must ensure architecture compliance and guide the rest of the team in choices relating to that goal. 

But the architect’s role also taps into other aspects of leadership. Specifically, software architects must understand their company’s political climate and know how to work with those forces. At the same time, software architects must possess the skills needed to facilitate teamwork. Negotiation is one of those abilities: You must ...