Master the Crucial Non-Technical Skills Every
Software Architect Needs!
Thousands of software professionals have
the necessary technical qualifications to become architects, but
far fewer have the crucial non-technical skills needed to
get hired and succeed in this role. In todays agile
environments, these soft skills have grown even more
crucial to success as an architect. For many developers, however,
these skills dont come naturallyand theyre
rarely addressed in formal training. Now, long-time software
architect Dave Hendricksen helps you fill this gap, supercharge
your organizational impact, and quickly move to the next level in
your career.
In 12 Essential Skills for Software
Architects, Hendricksen begins by pinpointing the specific
relationship, personal, and business skills that successful
architects rely upon. Next, he presents proven methods for
systematically developing and sharpening every one of these skills,
from negotiation and leadership to pragmatism and vision.
From start to finish, this books
practical insights can help you get the architect position you
wantand thrive once you have it!
The soft skills you need
and a coherent framework and
practical methodology for mastering them!
Relationship skills
Leadership, politics, gracious behavior,
communication, negotiation
Personal skills
Context switching, transparency,
passion
Business skills
Pragmatism, vision, business knowledge,
innovation