More Ethical Dilemma’s for Software Architects

by Scott Andersen

Architects, Ethics and more Dilemmas

There are times in life when in fact the mistakes we make don’t impact us. There are times when the mistakes almost drown out the good things…

One more ethical dilemma for software architects

By Scott Andersen

I got a great email this week about ethics. The question was about a dilemma I hadn’t gotten to as of yet but still valid and very much an ethical concept to consider.

Dealing with “Technical Debt”

By Gene Hughson

The term “technical debt” has a tendency to evoke an emotional response.

Some people react puritanically — “technical debt” means sloppy code; sloppy code is sin; failing to call sin “sin” is condoning sin; to…

When does the software architect stop being responsible for a solution? At the end of design? The end of deployment? 20 years after?

by Scott Andersen

Ethical Dilemma’s for Software Architects…

The ethics of software architecture are comprised of a series of responses to regulatory and other formal requirements. Building a system that violates the law isn’t ethical and its pretty much wrong to boot. But there are a number of other ways you can…

Making Suppliers Accountable for Strategic Success

By Gabriel Morgan

Here’s a question that we all face: What are the challenges and the opportunities in getting your EA organization to partner better with vendors? What are the thresholds for to ensure that that…

When does an architect no longer own the original solution II

By Scott Andersen

A question of ethics

There are of course a million ways to look at the word ethics. But when someone steps over the line there is in the end only one…