Agile architecture

Several attempts have been made to specify what makes up an agile approach to architecture. According to the SAFe framework, the principles of agile architecture are: • The teams that code the system design the system • Build the simplest architecture that can possibly work • When in doubt, code it out • They build it, they test it • The bigger the system, the longer the runway • System architecture is a role collaboration • There is no monopoly on innovation ==Principles==

At the enterprise architecture level, Scott Ambler (2016) proposes the following principles: • Communication over perfection • Active stakeholder participation • Enablement over inspection (exemplars) • Evolutionary collaboration over blueprinting • Enterprise architects are active participants on development teams • High level models (the more complex, the more abstract) • Capture details with working code • Lean guidance and rules, not bureaucratic procedures • Have a dedicated team of experienced enterprise architects ==Practices==

The open source Design Practice Repository (DPR) collects agile architecting practices such as: • SMART NFR Elicitation • Architectural decision Capturing • Stepwise Service Design ==References==