Presentations

The following presentations have been authored by Peter Eeles.


Transforming an Architecture Practice IBM Innovate Conference Orlando, Florida, USA June, 2013	Co-presented with Chris Palmann, Design Transformation Lead at Lloyds Banking Group. Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) includes 12,000 IT practitioners, of which approximately 600 are architects. The prominent architecture domains are enterprise, application, data, infrastructure and security architecture. The group is on a journey to transform the work of its architects and, at the beginning of 2012, Group IT committed to transform its solution design processes and adopt a more standardized approach to the business of solution design. In doing this, LBG introduced a consolidated architecture method, together with appropriate tooling, namely Rational Requirements Composer (RRC) for capturing both functional and non-functional requirements, Rational Software Architect (RSA) for describing architectures and Rational Team Concert (RTC) for managing architecture-related work items. This presentation examines the rationale for change, the anticipated benefits, details of the architecture method, the configuration of RRC, RSA and RTC and results to date.

Building a Platform for Innovation: Architecture and Agile as Key Enablers IBM Innovate Conference Orlando, Florida, USA June, 2013	Organizations must adapt to survive, and two key enablers drive their ability to change and innovate: architecture and agile. Based on practical experiences of working with several clients who adopted both architecture and agile practices, this presentation sheds light on the factors that resulted in successful transformations and the creation of a platform for innovation. The presentation concludes that architecture and agile practices are complementary and that their successful introduction within an organization is not just technical in nature, but also requires a focus on people and appropriate techniques for managing organizational change.

DevOps - a Cornerstone of an Integrated Supply Chain DevOps Summit London, UK May, 2013	The aspiration to be faster, cheaper, better and innovative has driven many organizations to embrace various approaches to optimising the software supply chain, including architecture-centric approaches, agile and, of course, DevOps. This presentation examines each of these approaches and provide a view, based on work with a number of clients, that shows that each is an integral element of a successful solution; "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts".

Building a Platform for Innovation School of Management, University of Surrey Guildford, UK November, 2012	Many organizations that rely on IT spend most of their time "keeping the lights on" with a huge amount of effort expended in maintaining existing solutions, leaving little room for innovation. The purpose of this presentation is to articulate the value of two key innovation enablers - architecture and agile.

Transforming a Development Organization IBM Innovate Conference Orlando, Florida, USA June 2011	With a relentless drive to reduce project delivery time, reduce cost and improve quality, it's no wonder that many development organizations are looking to optimize the way they work. But what needs to be considered when undertaking such a change - and how will we will know when we've arrived at our destination? This presentation defines a broad view of a development environment before examining a number of successful client case studies. Several patterns of successful organizational change, of particular relevance to software development organizations, are described.

The Rise of the Development Environment Architect UK Rational User Group London February 2011	This is an update to a presentation originally delivered at the Rational Software Development Conference in 2008. IT is a critical element for many organizations, whether their IT supports internal systems or the creation of software products that represent their core business. In both cases, software is an essential element of their success, and these organizations naturally seek an environment for developing high-quality software in a timely, cost-efficient manner. Our experience has led the Rational team to define a role within the software development lifecycle called the "development environment architect." In October 2007, one hundred of Rational's most experienced development environment architects from across the globe gathered together in the first conference dedicated to this role to share their experiences. This presentation is a result of that conference and the discussions that took place.

To Be, or Not To Be, Agile IBM Innovate Conference Orlando, Florida, USA June 2010	The phenomenal rise of agile has generated a lot of interest in methodologies such as RUP for Agile, Scrum, OpenUP, XP, Lean and the like. But when should we choose an agile approach and how can we ensure that a project using agile is steered toward a successful outcome? This presentation discusses key decisions that are made in successful agile transformation programs and agile projects, drawing on experiences from an agile adoption programme at a major European bank.

Software Architecture Masterclass Rational Software Development Conference Orlando, Florida, USA June 2009	This masterclass, initially delivered at the Rational Software Conference, has several objectives - to provide a framework for understanding the role of the software architect, to discuss practices and principles that are relevant to the architect, to exemplify discussion with a case study. The masterclass answers basic questions such as "What is a software architecture?" and discusses various themes relevant to the software architect such as documenting a software architecture, the application of reusable assets, the tasks that software architect performs, the role of the architect throughout the life of a project, and architecting complex systems.

The Process of Software Architecting OOP Conference Munich, Germany January 2009	Software touches many aspects of our everyday lives and is found in something as simple as a birthday card that sings happy birthday when opened, through to the ubiquitous cell phone and, of course, in very complex systems such as aeroplanes and nuclear power stations. If this increasing reliance on software is to be sustained, then the software needs to provide the required capability, be of sufficient quality, be available when promised and get delivered at an acceptable price. All of these characteristics are directly influenced by the architecture of the software and it follows that if we do a good job at architecting it, then we’re more likely to meet our desired objectives. This presentation discusses the process that successful architects follow.

The Rise of the Development Environment Architect Rational Software Development Conference Orlando, Florida, USA June 2008	IT is a critical element for many organizations, whether their IT supports internal systems or the creation of software products that represent their core business. In both cases, software is an essential element of their success, and these organizations naturally seek an environment for developing high-quality software in a timely, cost-efficient manner. Our experience has led the Rational team to define a role within the software development lifecycle called the "development environment architect." In October 2007, one hundred of Rational's most experienced development environment architects from across the globe gathered together in the first conference dedicated to this role to share their experiences. This presentation is a result of that conference and the discussions that took place.

Understanding Architectural Assets WebSphere User Group IBM Bedfont Lakes, UK March 2008	"The life of a software architect is a long and rapid succession of suboptimal design decisions taken partly in the dark". [Kruchten]. The purpose of this presentation is to shed some light on the darkness, by discussing a key characteristic of successful software architectures – the use of reusable assets.

Software Development in the Large IBM Rational Software Development Conference (keynote) Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa October 2007	Many software development processes, including the Rational Unified Process, focus on the execution of a single software development project. However, many initiatives, such as systems engineering and enterprise architecture, require us to think beyond such processes. They focus on programmes of multiple projects. They focus on hardware and people, as well as software. And they focus on operations as well as development. This presentation examines some of the techniques that have been successfully applied to address these challenges.

Architecting Large-Scale Systems SPA 2007 Cambridge, UK March 2007	Many initiatives, such as systems engineering, enterprise architecture, strategic reuse programmes and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) require us to move beyond a "single system" mentality. This presentation examines some of the architectural challenges in working in such environments and explores some of the techniques that have been successfully applied to address these challenges.

A Software Development Platform for SOA IBM IT Architects' Institute Nottingham, UK July 2006	A presentation focusing on the capabilities required of a development platform for SOA.

Does Software Architecture Really Exist? Rational Edge Live! London, UK November 2005	A presentation relating software architecture and systems architecture. With a deliberately-provocative title :)

Describing Software Architectures with UML 2.0 IBM European Rational Technical Conference Dusseldorf, Germany October 2005	A presentation showing how UML2 can support the description of software architectures. Derived from a presentation originally delivered by Bran Selic.

Model-Driven Architecture and the Rational Unified Process Rational Edge Live! London, UK June 2005	A presentation showing how the Rational Unified Process supports the principles of Model-Driven Architecture.

The Role of the Software Architect Rational Edge Live! London, UK June 2005	A presentation that describes the role of the software architect. Like it says!

Non-Functional Requirements IBM Internal Presentation Warwick, UK June 2005	A presentation that provides an overview of non-functional requirements.

Software Architecting and the Rational Unified Process IBM Internal Presentation Warwick, UK June 2005	This presentation shows how the Rational Unified Process supports the software architect.

Configuring Rational Software Architect for an Organization IBM Software University Las Vegas, USA January 2005	This presentation discusses the various configuration options available within RSA, with a focus on the creation of UML2 models and their associated structure.

Service-Oriented Architecting Rational Software Development User Conference (EMEA) Strasbourg, France October 2004	This presentation introduces the concepts of "service" and "Service-Oriented Architecture" and then discusses a process for developing a SOA using the Rational Unified Process as a process framework.

MDA Overview IBM Internal Presentation Warwick, UK October 2004	This presentation provides an overview of the OMG's Model-Driven Architecture initiative.

An Introduction to Web Technologies and Web Architectures Rational Software Development User Conference Dallas, Texas, USA July 2004	This presentation provides an introduction to web technologies, concluding with a discussion of J2EE, .NET and web services.

Model-Driven Development - Past, Present and Future Rational User Forum (keynote) Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa October 2003	This presentation examines the concepts of "model" and "model-driven development" (MDD) before discussing the past, present and future of MDD.

The Process of Architecting JAOO (http://www.jaoo.dk) Aarhus, Denmark September 2003	This presentation focuses on the process of (note the verb - and the name of this website!) architecting. This presentation focuses firmly on architecting as a software engineering discipline.

What - No Supplementary Specification? Rational User Conference Orlando, Florida, USA August 2003	This presentation considers one of the primary artifacts in the Rational Unified Process - the "Supplementary Specification". This artifact is intended to capture system-wide requirements and, as such, is a critical artifact as far as a software architect is concerned.

Architecting for the Enterprise with the Rational Unified Process Enterprise UML 2003 London, UK May 2003	This presentation is also derived from the paper co-written with Maria Ericsson. However, this presentation is more focused on the Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Architecting J2EE Systems OOP 2003 Munich, Germany January 2003	The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is, to a large extent, technology-independent. This presentation shows the application of RUP to the development of a system utilizing the J2EE platform.

The Rational Unified Process for J2EE Rational User Forum London, UK October 2002	The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is, to a large extent, technology-independent. This presentation shows the application of RUP to the development of a system whose implementation is based upon the J2EE platform.

Architecting in Practice - a RUP Perspective Rational User Conference Orlando, Florida, USA August 2002	The Rational Unified Process (RUP) has much to say about the process of architecting, although this is not always as visible as it should be. The purpose of this presentation, co-written and co-presented with Kelli Houston and Wojtek Kozaczynski, shows the RUP content as viewed through the eyes of a software architect.

Strategies for Structuring UML Models with Rational XDE Rational User Conference Orlando, Florida, USA August 2002	One of the key concerns of a software architect is the structure of the models they create to communicate the system they're responsible for. This presentation discusses various strategies for structuring these models, including a discussion of structuring based upon a typical 3-tier architecture, strategic reuse initiatives as advocated by Ivar Jacobson et al (see the book Software Reuse) and business component modeling as advocated by Peter Herzum and Oliver Sims (see the book Business Component Factory).

The Reusable Asset Specification Enterprise Repositories 2001 London, UK November 2001	This presentation provides an introduction to the Reusable Asset Specification. This up-and-coming standard is now under the stewardship of the Object Management Group (OMG).

Capturing Architectural Requirements with Rational RequisitePro Rational User Conference Denver, Colorado, USA July 2001	One of the areas that software architects often struggle with is the capturing of system requirements that drive their work! This presentation discusses a process for capturing such requirements, using Rational RequisitePro.

Capturing Architectural Requirements with Rational RequisitePro Object World Frankfurt, Germany June 2000	One of the areas that software architects often struggle with is the capturing of system requirements that drive their work! This presentation discusses a process for capturing such requirements, using Rational RequisitePro.

Distributed Object Patterns Rational Architecture Workshop 2000 Boulder, Colorado, USA February 2000	The development of distributed systems brings with it a new set of problems that the technical community must address. The focus of this presentation is a discussion of the distributed environment, and the role that patterns have to play in assisting the development of products targeted at such environments.

Business Component Development Open University Milton Keynes, UK December 1998	This presentation is no longer available.

From Business Objects to Business Components Presentation to the British Computing Society London, UK May 1998	This presentation is no longer available.

Business Objects and the Business Object Facility Presentation to the British Computing Society London, UK May 1997	This presentation is no longer available.

Business Objects for Business Benefits Unicom Seminar London, UK May 1998	This presentation is no longer available.

The Business Object Facility Object World West San Jose, California, USA June 1996	This presentation is no longer available.

The Distributed Object Computing Architecture Object World West San Jose, California, USA June 1996	This presentation is no longer available.

Business Objects Presentation to the British Computing Society London, UK August 1995	This presentation is no longer available.