Neal Ford of Thoughtworks gave a presentation at Windy City Rails that I really liked. While the name of the presentation does not contain architecture, one of

Neal Ford of Thoughtworks gave a presentation at Windy City Rails that I really liked. While the name of the presentation does not contain architecture, one of the opening lines of the presentation is "Who needs an architect". I would highly recommend watching the video, I found it very informative, and I think it would go a long way to help you figure out what a software architect's role is; http://vimeo.com/75256535 http://vimeo.com/75256535