Losing touch with actual dev problems is one of the occupational hazards of architects. I think the way to make "chief architect" work is that the chief archite

Losing touch with actual dev problems is one of the occupational hazards of architects. I think the way to make "chief architect" work is that the chief architect does at least some development him/herself. The architect could for example build the prototype of a new system, perhaps with a small team of assistants.