by Organisers @virtualddd | Jul 21, 2026
Most decisions in software teams don't fail because people disagreed. They fail because people thought they agreed, but they didn't — and nobody found out until much later. You walk out of a meeting feeling good about where things landed, and three weeks...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Jul 7, 2026
There is a version of career progression that looks like success from the outside and feels like a slow erosion from the inside. You get more senior, you attend more meetings, you write less software, and eventually someone asks if you'd like to become an...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Mar 31, 2026
We often assume that resolving a major outage requires centralized command and control—getting the right experts in a room and coordinating their efforts until the problem is solved. But sometimes the best thing incident commanders can do is create space for the right...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Dec 23, 2025
Welcome to another instalment of Stories on Facilitating Software Architecture and Design. In our conversations, we explore the real-world challenges of building software and leading teams. Today, we’re joined by Paul Rayner, a consultant, trainer, and facilitator...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Nov 25, 2025
In any organisation that empowers its teams, a critical question eventually arises: what happens when an architect, tasked with guiding the technical vision, fundamentally disagrees with a team's decision? It’s a scenario fraught with tension, testing the balance...
