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The SevenVirtues of Lean Architects Gerard Janssen – Xebia Knowledge Exchange – 2010 May 25th
Virtues keep us straight. butarchitectscanbendreality
1: KnowYour Stuff.Useyourbrain, notyourimagination
StayCurrent.But keep reality in mind
2. Knowyour business.Createsuitable and sensiblesolutions
3. SimplicityRules.Goodsolutionswork, simplesolutionsworkbetter
4. Communicate. Like your success depends on it
Communicate Up:	Show ‘emwho is boss.
Communicate Wide:	Spread the word.
5: Pragmatize.Youcan’talways have ityourway
6. Have a vision.You Are GonnaNeedSomething (YAGNS)
7. Focus.The Solution is out there, and so is a lot of other crap
Results matter 	and so do results
Keeping it tangible: hold on
The anti hero of finality
TOWARDS A ViRTuOuS Architecture Gerard Janssen – Xebia Knowledge Exchange – 2010 May 25th

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