Does your software project need an Architect ?

Like the structural foundations, form and function of a physical space, a good software architecture provides the foundation, structure and form for your app.

• It allows new  features and functions to be added easily.
• It provides for correct performance scaling and allows expansion of the user base to suit your needs..
• It accounts for current and future hardware platforms like native iOS, Android, mobile and desktop browsers.
• ​It defines a stable and familiar set of languages, tools and frameworks that make developers more productive.
• It implements a security and authentication scheme to meet your needs.
• It accounts for third party API​s and hardware that may need to connect to your app.

If you are building more than a simple website using builder software or a WordPress template, then your system is not cookie cutter and needs some expertise to define it's structure form and function. 

What can a Consulting Software Architect do ?

• Identify the technologies, tools and software frameworks that are best for your project.
• Evaluate and structure security and authentication schemes.
• Set up the projects, build environments, versioning control and development servers to start a project. 
• Assess the best system and technologies for upward scaling.

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