A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture

By James McGovern, Scott W. Ambler, Michael E. Stevens , James Linn , Vikas Sharan , Elias K. Jo

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In A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture, six leading experts present indispensable technical, process, and business insight into every aspect of enterprise architecture. You'll find start-to-finish guidance for architecting effective system, software, and service-oriented architectures; using product lines to streamline enterprise software design; leveraging powerful agile modeling techniques; extending the…

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1 author picked A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book was very influential in my career as a software architect because it was the first “technical” book I read that finally focused on the people and leadership skills of being an architect.

It was also the first book I read that made me start to think more about the intersection of agile and architecture, something they also devote an entire chapter to. While a bit outdated in today’s world, the authors hit the nail on the head with the still-relevant chapters on thought leadership, agility, and software architecture modeling.   

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