Decentralization was a big theme of the 2010s. Software architectures became more fine-grained and distributed, and the teams that build and evolve them became more autonomous and empowered, giving rise to product-centric, as opposed to project-centric, operating models. It became clear that architecture is a key enabler of greater organizational performance.
 
Ignoring architecture results in organizations that struggle trying to adopt modern product development approaches as they fight against architecture designed for a different operating model. There's a symbiotic relationship between software architecture and organization architecture. In order to create high-performing teams, it's necessary to co-design a modern architecture.
 
Optimize for business outcomes, align with business domains, and leverage platform thinking are three of the key aspects to modernization that will be discussed in this session.