Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sessions, Roger, PUBLISHER: Microsoft Press, Sessions, an enterprise software architecture consultant, shows how to make simplicity a core architectural requirement, as critical as performance or security. The approach he presents can be applied to either business architectures or IT architectures, but is most effective when applied to both levels in an organization. The book begins with a non-mathematical look at complexity concepts, followed by more formal instruction in the mathematics of complexity. The second part of the book describes a specific methodology for addressing complexity in enterprise architectures, with chapters on software components of autonomous business capabilities and the SIP process. A real-life case study of a project for Britain's National Health Care System is included. The audience for the book includes IT executives and managers, software architects, and business analysts.