Ruth — of systems & designHere are pages related to Scope of Complexity and Time Span of Discretion
with credits to @PavelASamsonov @johncutlefish @cyetain @yvonnezlam and Nivia Henry and others :)
They expand on the pages that Yvonne added here:
https://mastodon.social/@yvonnezlam/112475015951527765
https://mastodon.social/@yvonnezlam/112475015951527765
Where could those 4 pages possibly go next? Welll.... right now they go to:
Sebastian Hans@RuthMalan Thanks a lot! This describes what I have been experiencing in the last few months pretty well. Due to organizational changes I have come to occupy 5 roles at once, spanning development, systems architecture, and a set of leadership roles not usually filled out by a single person, and this has enabled me to notice a need nobody else was in a position to see, and to start an important conversation, the outcome of which will probably become apparent in a year or so.
@sebhans thank you! Yeah, experiences like yours point to the value of “integrative” roles (which have the organization time-space to focus attention *across*) and perspectives!
@ahl kindly quoted me, reminding me of this point I’d made about conversations:
not always initiating them, nor always helping to focus or navigate them, but ensuring they do happen […] and guiding when needed
(quoted in https://martinfowler.com/articles/scaling-architecture-conversationally.html)
@sebhans that is, we talk about co-ordination (across), but i think there’s more to it — as you’re pointing out, with your experience there.
@RuthMalan @ahl I've read that article and liked much of it. Actually, I'm using ideas from it to solve the issue I'm involved in.
Unfortunately, my multi-role wasn't meant as an integrative role; it was more of an organizational accident. I was given neither time nor space to fill any of these roles properly and just decided for myself that this cross-role issue was the point where I could provide the most value. My effort was well received, however, and I think we are on a good path now.
@RuthMalan @ahl Actually, what I am currently doing feels more like planting seeds of ideas and watering them than 'classic' systems architecture. It's fun. 🌱
Andrew Harmel-Law@RuthMalan @sebhans I’d love to hear more if you can share…