Career Track for Architects in IT Organiza;ons Shankar Kambhampaty 1 Agenda •
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Why Architects in IT Organiza3ons Introducing Architects role in IT Organiza3ons Scope of Architect’s Role Driving Factors for Architects Recommended Career Track for IT Organiza3ons Career Track for Architects Implemen3ng Architect Track in Organiza3ons 2 1
Why Architects in IT Organiza;ons •  Role of Architects ‐  Solu3on Providers ‐  Integrators ‐  Specialists ‐  Problem Solvers ‐  Independent Contributors •  Customer Expecta3ons ‐  Architectural Evalua3on & Development ‐  Product Evalua3on and Web Development ‐  Func3onal Exper3se in the respec3ve domains and Business Planning 3 Introducing Architects role in IT Organiza;ons •  Challenges ‐  Maintaining Intellectual Pool capability ‐  Resolu3on of the conflict of ideas ‐  Billability ‐  Mo3va3ng the talent pool for Architect's role ‐  AMen3on towards larger organiza3on needs •  Benefits ‐  Associates Career Growth to individuals Providing Opportunity to individuals ‐  Organiza3on •  Increase the value chain •  Solu3on Architec3ng •  Technology Advancement •
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Scope of Architect’s role •  Types of Architects Enterprise Architects Technical Architects Business Architects Solu3on Architects Infrastructure Architects 5 Scope of Architect’s role •  Responsibili3es ‐  Solu3on Defini3on ‐  Architecture Evalua3on and Development ‐  Product Evalua3on and Selec3on ‐  Es3ma3on Inputs to develop Solu3on ‐  Guidance to Development teams ‐  Issue resolu3on during Solu3on Development •  Opportuni3es in the role ‐  Influencing Strategic Decisions in Organiza3ons ‐  Shape IT applica3ons and infrastructure ‐  Knowledge Enhancement ‐  Mentoring ‐  Recogni3on 6 3
Driving Factors for Architects •  Individual Passion •  Recogni3on •  Growth –  Ensured through Suitable Career Track 7 Recommended Career Tracks for IT Org. Architect Track
Domain Track
Management Track
Chief Architect Head ‐ Business Consultancy Delivery Head Principal Architect Principal Business Consultant/ Architect Program Manager Lead Architect Lead Business Consultant/ Architect Project Manager Junior Architect Business Architect Project Leader SoTware Designer Business Analyst Module Leader Team Member 8 4
Recommended Career Tracks for IT Org. •  Architect Track ‐  Team member with architecture focus advances from being a Developer to a Designer and moves up to being a Junior Architect to a Lead Architect, Principal Architect and Chief Architect •  Domain Track ‐  Team member with domain focus moves up to be a Business Analyst, then a Business Architect followed by Lead and Principal Business Consultant/Architect before being a Head of Business Consultancy •  Management Track ‐  Team Member with management focus progresses through the roles of Module Leader, Project Leader, Project Manager and Delivery Head 9 Career Track for Architects •
Provides Architecture focus •
Ensures Growth of Individual from Organiza3on perspec3ve •
Enables Recogni3on from Professional perspec3ve •
Facilitates improved value crea3on from Business perspec3ve •
Helps build communi3es of prac3ce from Industry perspec3ve 10 5
Implemen;ng Architect Track in Organiza;ons •  Organiza3ons need to develop Job Descrip3on of Roles in Architect Track taking into account –  Nature of Business –  Organiza3on Structure –  “Generally Accepted” Industry Job descrip3ons •  Organiza3ons need to ins3tute –  Recruitment boards that hire architects as per the Job Descrip3ons –  Review Panels for Rewards, Recogni3ons and Promo3ons 11 Thank you 12 6