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Tips from Software Architects

From the book "97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know"

Mark Ramm - Chances Are Your Biggest Problem Isn't Technical
Most projects are built by people, and those people are the foundation for success and failure. So, it pays to think about what it takes to help make those people successful.

Learning to treat people with respect, and learning to give them the benefit of the doubt, is one of the core skills that turn a smart architect into an effective one.

Tips that can increase conversational effectiveness:
* Approach these events as conversations not confrontations
If you assume the best about people and treat this situation as an opportunity to ask questions,
you definitely learn more, and are less likely to put people on the defensive.
* Approach these conversations only after you've got your attitude right
Do not approach when you are angry, frustrated, annoyed, or flustered.
They may think you're on the attack.
* Use these as opportunities to set mutually agreed-upon goals