I was at the
iCMG Architecture Summit event today and will be there tomorrow- some interesting takeaways
- It was all about Architecture, Architecting, Architects... found the messages to be salesy
- QoS - After Architecture think about QoS first, important and interesting thought... It ought to be covered under NFRs.
- Simplicity vs Complexity - the KPIT model of Standardize, Customize and Personalize
- It was a pleasant surprise to hear Upal from DLF talking about some of the implementations for BPM, Workflows and Land Records Management system. Something that was designed and implemented by IBM and the Lab Services team.. where I belong
- The most thought provoking, amusing yet hurting talk of the day was from Mr. Pandey about the Water Management project that he helped Karnataka State Government to define and evaluate vendors for implementation.
- Outside-in thinking - it was about the way thinking hats need to be worn by UI designers.. I found it all related to what we call Consumability and User Centered Design at IBM.
- There were couple of Panel discussions at the end of the day-
- Project Managers vs IT Architects - supposedly a close to heart topic, however I found it to be a beaten path/topic - no new thoughts as such.. but it was good to hear that companies out there have started carving career paths for IT Architects.
- CIO Challenge : This was interesting and good food for thought.. It was interesting to hear from horse's mouth about what they care about when selecting vendors or making decisions when it comes sacking people OR alignment to Business AND how they deal with M&As and what role they play.. All what they shared was common sense and not so new yet extremely interesting insights.
