by Organisers @virtualddd | Dec 29, 2025
View stakeholder management and communication as an integral, non-negotiable part of an architect's core responsibilities, essential for aligning perspectives and ensuring successful change. This time is not discretionary but fundamental to the role. It is as...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Dec 29, 2025
Recognise that shifting deeply held perspectives, especially when it implies past decisions were suboptimal, requires significant time and patience. Avoid forcing the issue; allow individuals space to process and come to their own conclusions. Stressing people will...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Dec 29, 2025
Adapt communication style and content to the specific audience, understanding their perspective and level of detail required. Avoid using technical jargon with business leaders or overly abstract concepts with engineers. Effective communication aligns understanding...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Dec 15, 2025
Resist the urge to immediately jump into solutioning, as this often leads to solving the wrong problem. Dedicate significant time upfront to collectively establishing the context: where the team is starting from and the true nature of the problem. A shared and deep...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Dec 15, 2025
Make internalised mental models tangible, explicit and externalised using collaborative modelling techniques like Event Storming or Domain Storytelling. This creates a shared, physical artefact that the team can inspect, question, and rearrange together. It shifts the...
