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Adaptive Systems Architecture

Tutorial 75 minutes

Breaking the re-engineering cycle

David Morris

Kevin Perera

Why are so many software projects reengineering existing systems? How can we build applications that last? Why do so many software projects fail to meet their requirements in an acceptable timeframe?
This tutorial investigates the basics of these issues and seeks to address them via an adaptive systems approach. In this approach we seek to employ an effective componentisation of business and infrastructural services in support of business process oriented applications. The role of architecture in delivery-focused organisations is also discussed, along with the value proposition of reusable components, proposing the use of mutable, disposable infrastructure services.

David Morris (david.morris@wdr.com)

Warburg Dillon Read

David has over 12 years experience in the design and implentation of frameworks and infrastructure across many industry segments. He isurrently engaged as a lead architect at Warburg Dillon Read, promoting business driven technical design and executable architecture within the organiation.

Kevin Perera (kerera@uk.ibm.com)

IBM	Kevin works for IBM's Global Financial Markets group as an IT Consultant. He has worked in the design and implementation of frameworks and infrastructure for over 6 years, and currently assists banking organisations with architectural strategy and implementation.

Topics

User requirement categories and their impact/placement/traceability in a componentised infrastructure.
Key observed approaches to componentised infrastructure.
Rates of change/dependency analysis.
Conceptual model and the business interface.
Mutable technical services.
Conclusion & recommendations.

Benefits

Participants will gain a fresh perspective on technical infrastructure driven vs business driven approaches to system design and reuse, based on the collective experiences gained implementing steps on the strategy roadmap at Warburg Dillon Read.

Session: Tutorial 75 minutes Level: Advanced.
Audience: Participants should be familiar with common infrastructure driven approaches to building process driven systems, and be familiar with basic business process re-engineering and software engineering methodology. Max 25.

Material

White paper for publishing to session attendees & presentation foils for leading session.

Delivery

Published feedback from audience (during conferenc

Format

Adobe PDF.

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Session: Tutorial 75 minutes	Level: Advanced.
Audience: Participants should be familiar with common infrastructure driven approaches to building process driven systems, and be familiar with basic business process re-engineering and software engineering methodology.	Max 25.