Top 10 qualities of an Architect

1. Act as an interface between Business & IT
2. Identify risks (project, technical , business)
3. Should not be stereotyped (Keep aside your experience, explore & look for possible alternatives)
4. Keep upto date of latest technology trends – especially in terms of limitations
5. Excellent presentation / articulation skills
6. Master (at-least) one Programming language (OO / Functional)
7. Develop technical intuition  (Usually comes with experience. Read a lot)
8. Be Passionate. And Don't be too clever.
9. Take responsibility of your decisions.
10. Write Good code. If you design it, you should be able to code it.

The Profession Of IT Architecture

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The Profession Of IT Architecture

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