Architecture for managers

1 · Adam Conrad · Aug. 24, 2020, 10:22 p.m.
In a recent one-on-one with my boss he mentioned that, as a director, one of my core duties involves systems architecture. I was thrown for a loop a bit because while I’m happy to stay technical I didn’t think this was what many directors do. Yes, you need enough of an understanding of the systems you build to defend them in presentations with senior leadership or to help guide your teams to victory but I didn’t think it would involve things like architecture review and the kinds of systems desi...