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The Title WWISA has no right to the title of Architect or Software
Architect. If you can persuade your company to give you the title, then you're
it. You can even give it to yourself. We would like to think that one day you
will want to be a Chartered Software Architect. If so, read on:
Ambiguity There is no commonly accepted definition of Software
Architecture, or the responsibilities of a Software Architect.
The Role
Software Architect is a role. This role may be fulfilled by a single person
working full time as a Software Architect. It may be fulfilled by a team of
people reporting to a Senior Software Architect. It may also be fulfilled by a
person who is also Project Manager, Business Analyst, Developer, Tester and
Release Engineer. Being a Software Architect is fulfilling a role which may take
up all, or only part, of your time.
Interaction with other roles
There are many other roles that at times will be working hand in hand with
the Software Architect. They are the Business Analyst, Project Manager, Junior
Architects, Lead Developers, Technical specialists, Test Designers, Testers and
Users. Here is a diagram of how you might interact with them.
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