Illuminating the Why Behind the How
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Architecture Is a Belief About Where Authority Belongs
SOLID, normalization, least privilege, and bounded contexts come from different traditions, but they share a structural claim: that where authority lives shapes success and failure.
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The AAA Cycle: A Guiding Discipline for Architects
Not a framework, but a way of valuing. AAA transcends SDLC methodologies by instilling what matters: human connection through Align, shared commitment through Agree, and honoring agreements through Apply.
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Shaped Kanban: Complete Features, Not Sprints
Sprints organize around time intervals. Shaped Kanban organizes around completing features with clear boundaries and circuit breakers to bound risk. Work flows at its natural pace within disciplined constraints.
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