Michael Plöd

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Independent Tech Consultant. Regular conference speaker and author. Translator of the German edition of Team Topologies for O‘Reilly. INNOQ Fellow and Team Topologies Advocate
Homepagehttps://www.michael-ploed.com

Some of the folk whose work is mentioned or quoted in https://www.ruthmalan.com/systems/2025SystemDesignOverview.pdf, who are here:
@yvonnezlam
@hazelweakly
@indu
@diana
@ahl
@natpryce
@bitboss
@totheralistair
@cyetain
@jessitron
@cbecker
@marick
@dahukanna
@peter
@juno
@elizayer
@estherderby
@testobsessed
@rebeccawb
@einarwh
@PavelASamsonov
@norootcause
@ziobrando

and others. And that’s just in the Overview section. If I missed you, it might be that you’re quoted in another section, or are still in my notes.

New story out now for Facilitating Software Architecture and Design with @bitboss. Modernizing legacy systems? Learn why acknowledging the best intentions behind existing code & simply asking "why" transforms resistance into collaboration. Empathy is a critical architectural tool. Read more at https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/legacy-system-modernization-empathy

Werde in der nächsten Zeit zwei Trainings in Karlsruhe & Köln für @socreatory geben für die noch wenige Plätze frei sind, die aber definitiv durchgeführt werden.

01. - 03.07. DDD in der Praxis in KARLSRUHE (iSAQB Advanced)

26. - 29.08. Software Architektur Foundation in KÖLN

DDD: https://www.socreatory.com/de/trainings/ddd/events/9143ceb3e2ae

Foundation: https://www.socreatory.com/de/trainings/foundation/events/182c8e395cbc

Termin - Domain-driven Design in der Praxis (01.07.2025-03.07.2025)

DDD iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced Modul. Lerne kollaborative Modellierung und strategisches Design kennen. Entwerfe Domänenmodelle mit taktischen Entwurfsmustern und richte Teams und Architektur mit Hilfe der Context Map aus. Mit Michael Plöd.

Yesterday I had a lovely hands-on workshop at @dddeu in Antwerp in which we collaboratively explored various persistence strategies for DDD Aggregates. I have summarized our learnings in a blog post: https://www.michael-ploed.com/blog/persistence-strategies-for-aggregates-at-ddd-europe-2025
Persistence Strategies for Aggregates at DDD Europe 2025 — Michael Plöd

This post reflects on a hands-on workshop conducted at DDD Europe 2025, where we meticulously examined six distinct strategies for persisting aggregates in Domain-Driven Design. We delve into the technical implications, advantages, and disadvantages of each approach – including Memento, JPA, Documen

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Technical platforms are essential - but not enough.

We also need platforms built around business capabilities.

I wrote about business domain-centric platforms, why they matter, and how to build them without falling into SOA traps.

📝 Read here:
https://www.michael-ploed.com/blog/technical-platforms-are-not-enough-the-crucial-role-of-business-domain-centric-platforms

Technical Platforms Are Not Enough: The Crucial Role of Business Domain-Centric Platforms — Michael Plöd

Platform Engineering is transforming how we build and deliver software. While technical platforms are crucial, they often overlook the complexities of business domains. This article explores the shift towards Business Domain-Centric Platforms. Discover why moving beyond technical foundations is ess

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Making some noise for @RuthMalan 's system design workshop at DDD Europe `System.argv() |> IO.inspect()` No, not that kind of system design, that is just bad copy paste ;-) . https://ddd.academy/system-design-as-system-design/

(for some reason boosts on the original post were disabled for me. the copy paste was a happy accident). If you want to have arguments about a system, and inspect your own explanations, a workshop is a good place 🤣 .

System Design as *system* *design*

Ruth Malan — Summary Our software-intensive systems have become so woven into different aspects of human life and the various infrastructures we…

Domain-Driven Design Europe Workshops
Ich halte es für komplett verantwortungslos angesichts der leider sehr realen Gefahr einer möglichen zukünftigen AfD-Regierungsbeteiligung Maßnahmen wie die Vorratsdatenspeicherung auch nur in Erwägung zu ziehen. Ihr liefert damit ohne Not einen schlüsselfertigen Überwachungsstaat frei Haus.

I wrote a new blog post about: "Finding the Turning Points - Pivotal Events in Big Picture EventStorming"

https://www.michael-ploed.com/blog/finding-the-turning-points-pivotal-events-in-big-picture-eventstorming

Identifying Pivotal Events in EventStorming Workshops — Michael Plöd

This post addresses the challenge of navigating the complexity of EventStorming workshops, specifically focusing on the identification of "Pivotal Events." It outlines a series of heuristics to help participants distinguish between routine events and those that represent significant busine

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And here is my recap of day 2 of the Agile Meets Architecture @ama_conf conference:

https://www.michael-ploed.com/blog/agile-meets-architecture-conference-day-2-recap

Agile Meets Architecture Conference, Day 2 Recap — Michael Plöd

Fantastic final day at Agile Meets Architecture 2025! Great talks, amazing community vibe, and lots of inspiration, especially around AI and dynamic teaming from Jurgen Appelo. Sad it's over but leaving with a buzzing brain! Read my takeaways

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I wrote a blog post with some photos of the first day at @ama_conf : https://www.michael-ploed.com/blog/agile-meets-architecture-conference-day-1recap
Agile Meets Architecture Conference, Day 1 Recap — Michael Plöd

Day 1 of Agile Meets Architecture in Berlin was a great start to a great conference. Catch my blog post for my personal highlights and insights!

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