I used to joke that the term "business-to-engineering psychologist" was more descriptive than "software architect". You had to know how to get people to agree a

I used to joke that the term "business-to-engineering psychologist" was more descriptive than "software architect". You had to know how to get people to agree a lot more than how to get technology to work together, especially in "larger organizations". It's politics, pure and simple - most of the conflict isn't technical.