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The Power of Team Ownership When Defining and Implementing Architectural Decisions | Richard Coplan

Sep 23, 2024

Richard Coplan, a seasoned Scrum Master with a wealth of experience in the banking sector, shares insights on the importance of team ownership in architectural decisions. He highlights the stark contrast between a high-performing API team that thrived on ownership and another that struggled with top-down approaches. Richard discusses the friction caused by architecture governance and emphasizes the need for teams to actively engage in defining their architecture, ultimately fostering collaboration and creativity in the development process.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Navigating the Evolution of Scrum Mastery Through Experience

01:32 • 3min

The Impact of Architecture Integration on Team Ownership

04:25 • 2min

Empowering Team Ownership in Architecture

06:37 • 5min

Transitioning to Agile Coaching and Upcoming Summit Insights

11:33 • 6min

Richard Coplan: The Power of Team Ownership When Defining and Implementing Architectural Decisions

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Richard shares a story about his time working as a Scrum Master for two teams at a bank. While one team excelled at developing APIs and took ownership of architectural decisions, the other struggled to build a relationship with the architecture team. Richard discusses the friction that arose from a top-down imposition of architecture and highlights the key anti-pattern of architecture governance. How can teams take more ownership of their architecture, and what role should architects play in facilitating collaboration? Listen in to find out!

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About Richard Coplan

Richard joins us from the UK. He has been a software developer for many years and later became data-centric, eventually transitioning into the role of Scrum Master. Over the past decade, Richard has specialized as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach, with a focus on collaboration tools like Miro and helping firms streamline their team structures.

You can link with Richard Coplan on LinkedIn.