015: The Role of Architects with Steven Herod

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week our guest on the podcast is Steven Herod is a Certified Technical Architect and Managing Director at Accenture where he is responsible for Global Salesforce Operations.  In this episode, Steven shares some distinctions between being a developer and an architect and some of the roles that architects play in creating successful applications and strategies used to get across the finish line. Additionally, together we talk about the term</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">architect</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and how it has gained momentum within the Salesforce ecosystem.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show Highlights:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Steven explains how architecture is like an onion</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Areas of Responsibility, including the ability to understand and create system boundaries and how it fits into the layered concept of what an architect is and does</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the architect works within a team, plus the architect and developer relationship, how to be on the same team and work together in a positive environment</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong><strong><br /></strong><a href= "https://twitter.com/sherod?lang=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Steven on Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenherod/?originalSubdomain=au"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Steven on LinkedIn</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Shout Outs:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-ives-78ab767/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">John Ives</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/LaceySnr"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Matt Lacey</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a