Why Lean & Agile Architecture (LAA)?

For some time now, we have felt and realized that classical Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) along the lines of methods and best practices from a non-digital world can no longer bring sufficient benefits in a disruptive environment. That’s why we’ve been considering how EAM can once again become a discipline that can contribute to a company’s business success.

The LAA components

lean agile architecture has four core components.

Lean Approach

Reduce Waste – we look at concrete benefits and focus on the most urgent and important challenges.

Agile Leadership

An agile mindset as a basis to be able to react flexibly to unforeseeable events at any time.

Alignment & Autonomy

The world changes daily. Hence, we need a collaborative approach and self-organized teams.

Customer Centricity

It goes without saying for us: Everything we do must serve the benefit of the customer.

The LAA initiative

We have launched the “lean agile architecture management (LAA)” initiative. Boris Reinhard (redminds Switzerland) is now giving his first lectures on the subject at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts about this topic. In addition, the new LAA framework will be continuously further developed, events on the topic will be set up and so on. This website serves as an information point for all further developments. And, of course, LAA is applied in practice!

The best of lean, agile and architecture management

LAA is much more than just “bare” architecture management. LAA combines the best elements from lean, agile and a lean architecture management approach that we have been living for years.

lean agile architect

The LAA architect is a “servant leader”

  • She*he focuses on the value she*he generates.
  • Is a change agent.
  • Acts as a coach & facilitator.
  • Leads without formally being the boss but through influence and agile leadership. She*he serves the teams.

The LAA event in Zürich and further information

A LAA event will soon take place in Zurich. You can register for the event and further information on the LAA framework below – without obligation.

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The best architectures, requirements, and design emerge from self-organizing teams. (Agile Manifesto)

The best architectures, requirements, and design emerge from self-organizing teams – Agile Manifesto