Investigative Architecture – Understanding Systems in a Business Context

The Open Group Conference, San Francisco.  A foundational skill for an architect is the capability to rapidly assess and document “as is” and proposed architecture and communicate clearly to business partners. A carefully scoped and formal diagram is a powerful vehicle for clear communication. A specific diagram – the system context view – provides a rapid method to describe a solution in business language. This instructional presentation provides concrete techniques and structured rules of thumb to guide the development of business context views at both the enterprise and solution level.