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Stakeholder Engagement

Eoin Woods highlights the importance of engaging stakeholders early in the development process to avoid scope issues. He explains that stakeholders can be both positive and negative influences, and it's crucial to involve them to ensure the system fits into existing operational frameworks 1. Woods shares his experience at UBS, where compliance and standardization were necessary for reliable systems, even if development teams found them cumbersome 1.

You must do all this. Good luck.

--- Eoin Woods

Understanding the role of an architect is also crucial, as they make key design decisions that affect the entire system, not just individual components 2.

   

Operational Alignment

Operational alignment between architecture and operational teams is vital for successful system implementation. Eoin Woods emphasizes the need to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including those who may not directly benefit from the system but are essential for its operation 3. He warns against the "ivory tower architect" problem, where architects focus on concepts without considering real-world application 4.

You have to find a way to bring it down to the real guys who have to work with it and make it relevant for them.

--- Eoin Woods

By aligning architectural decisions with operational realities, teams can avoid unnecessary complications and ensure smoother project execution.