Details of the annual Architect Insight Conference have been release and this year there is a Lifecycle track. This supports my view that the responsibility of an architect or architect team extends beyond raw technology but should include processes and tooling.

The lifecycle track has the following speakers:

• Matthew Phillips, Lead Architect, Avanade UK
• Nick Hines, Architect & Client Principal, Thoughtworks
• Dr Ivar Jacobson - Chairman, Ivar Jacobson Consulting
• Dr Stuart Kent - Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Corp
• Dr Alan Cameron Wills - Software Architect, Microsoft Corp
• Colin Bird & James Dawson, Conchango PLC
• Jack Greenfield, Software Architect for VSTS, Microsoft Corporation

There are some very interesting names in that list and I'm looking forward to some very interesting sessions.

Ok, so I'm biased to VSTS and the ALM bits, but for details of all the tracks have a look at the Events Page

Hopefully I’ll see you there.

Neil