Here at last we reach the point where things actually happen in the real world and – to the delight of business-folk – the real value is delivered. And here, often, one of the main tasks of architecture is to keep out of the way…
In the implementation stage of a conventional large project, the architecture is already supposed to be complete: all that’s left is to ensure compliance to the plan. The usual way to do this is via “gateway reviews”: at each stage the project-lead presents a formal statement ...