The effectiveness of agile processes is often jeopardized because the architecture and organizational pre-requisites of agility are neglected. This White Paper proposes a new architecture framework, the Agile Architecture Framework (AAF), that meets the needs of the digital enterprise.It develops a vision that uniquely combines:
• Methods for decomposing the system into loosely-coupled services and autonomous teams
• Alignment mechanisms rooted in business strategy
• Architecture patterns that leverage the latest software innovations
• Results from large enterprises that started their agile-at-scale journey several ago
This proposed architecture approach will enable organizations at all scales to better realize the Boundaryless Information Flow™ vision achieved through global interoperability in a secure, reliable, and timely manner.