When beginning to modernize, should you start by designing the future state or spend some time exploring the current state?
Sometimes people say "What's the point looking at the past? Let's go straight to the future state!"
However, your existing systems and processes contain a lot of knowledge. Naively jumping to the future state without understanding the workings and constraints…
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…of the current state can result in highly suboptimal designs.
So I typically recommend digging into the current state with techniques like EventStorming. But... sometimes focusing on the current state can constrain out-of-the-box thinking and lead to future-state designs that lack ambition.
If you're into in these kinds of topics then I think you'll like this upcoming event with myself, Roger Wang, and Chris Bradley going deep into biz and arch modernization.
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Super excited to host a talk show with special guests Nick Tune 🇺🇦, author and thought leader in Architecture Modernization and Chris Bradley, Head of Architecture at 2degrees on the topic of Aligning Business and Architecture Modernization! Almost every organization is going through some form of modernization. But Modernization is far more than just rewriting some old system in new tech. It is an opportunity to modernize everything from the ways of working, to the UX, business capabilities and simplifying unnecessary complexity. We will explore real modernization challenges beyond tech and how using modern techniques like Wardley Mapping, Domain Driven Design and EventStorming, we could accomplish real business outcomes through architecture modernization. 📌 Save the Date to your calendar: • Date: May 22, 2024 • Time: 08:00 AM NZT (UTC + 12)
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