Solution Architecture Foundations

Mark Lovatt is Deputy Chief Examiner for Solution Development for BCS, The Chartered Institute of IT and Director of Mark Lovatt Associates, specialist services in Enterprise, Data and Solution Architecture. He is also a Java and web development trainer for StayAhead Training Ltd and a software development lecturer for AssistKD.

This book is an enjoyable and refreshing read, offering readers a comprehensive and contextual introduction to the discipline of solution architecture. As organisations are reimagining traditional business models, adopting agile ways of working and accelerating digital transformation agendas, this book highlights the importance of communication and collaboration throughout a solution architecture lifecycle including the voice of the customer and ongoing stakeholder interactions. This book provides a complementary framework for solution architecture that refreshingly re-enforces that ‘…unlike a strict methodology where activities are mandated, a framework is meant to be a guide, not a driver or constraint.'

• Introduction to Solution ArchitectureSolution Architecture in the Context of Business and Enterprise ArchitectureA Framework for Solution ArchitectureInputs to Solution ArchitectureGap AnalysisStakeholder InteractionSolution Technology DefinitionImplementation