When I transitioned to architect 1) I had already been designing services for years and slid into the position naturally. 2) We had an entire department for arc

When I transitioned to architect 1) I had already been designing services for years and slid into the position naturally. 2) We had an entire department for architecture and development. So in other words I just continued doing what I was already doing, except now I had a direct line of communication to other architects and developers within the org. I can't imagine just being dropped into this position. So what I'm telling you is that you use whatever experience it is that got you there to a further extent.