Software Architect's Handbook

Driving change

As a software architect, you may need to drive change within a project or organization. Leaders look ahead to take advantage of opportunities and notice what is currently not working around them. Leaders see these as catalysts to making changes. As was mentioned earlier in the chapter, being a leader means having a vision and being able to communicate that vision to others. However, we need to do more than just have a vision. We need to initiate the change that is necessary to fulfill our vision.

Rather than fearing change, initiating it to depart from how things are currently being done is how improvements for the future are made and allows an organization to grow. Whether it is the use of a new technology, moving to a better ...