In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, centralised architectural decision-making can become a bottleneck to delivery performance and innovation. Through stories from our own journey, we’ll share how decentralising decisions improved alignment across teams, empowered faster decision-making, and fostered a culture of ownership. We'll share lessons learned implementing lightweight governance, defining clear architectural guardrails through architectural principles, and the tools to support decentralised decisions.
Interview:
What is the focus of your work?
To lead the development of a scalable SaaS platform, through guiding, mentoring, and empowering our teams.
What’s the motivation for your talk?
Sharing our experiences of embracing change through autonomous, empowered teams and decentralized architectural decision-making has transformed our processes and improved our ability to deliver value. By discussing the challenges we’ve faced and the strategies we’ve developed, we hope to inspire others who are navigating similar transitions.
Who is your talk for?
Architects and Engineers looking to scale the practice of architecture or looking for an alternative to "Ivory Tower" architecture.
What do you want someone to walk away with from your presentation?
An understanding of how they can use Architectural Principles, Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) and create an advice forum for decision-making. Inspiring them to try a new approach to the practice of architecture.
What do you think is the next big disruption in software?
The obvious answer is AI, but we're specifically interested in legacy modernization and keeping platforms current.
Speaker
Peter Hunter
Head of R&D, Tech Architect @OpenGI, Led the Transformation of a Legacy Solution Into a Modern Cloud-Based SaaS Platform
A technology leader with 25+ years of experience in the Insurance industry, Peter led the transformation of a legacy solution into a modern cloud-based SaaS platform, significantly improving scalability and performance and allowing teams to unlock the benefits of cloud. He transformed the role of architecture within OpenGI, empowering engineering teams to make key architectural decisions. He is currently driving innovation as Head of R&D, fostering a culture of experimentation across the organisation.
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Speaker
Elena Stojmilova
Technical Lead @Open GI
Technical Lead at Open GI with over 12 years of experience in software development, specializing in modernizing legacy systems and building cloud-native architectures, with a focus on creating scalable, future-ready solutions. Over the past six years, she has led a team with the autonomy to design architectures, select technologies, and implement effective approaches to achieve their goals.
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Date
Wednesday Apr 9 / 02:45PM BST ( 50 minutes )
Location
Mountbatten (6th Fl.)
