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Papers on Software Architecture, Architecting and Architects

Malan, Ruth, Design Visualization: Part I -- Software Architecture (.pdf) and on Slideshare
Ruth Malan and Dana Bredemeyer, "The Art of Change: Fractal and Emergent," Cutter Consortium Enterprise Architecture Executive Report, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2010. You can download a complimentary copy at https://www.cutter.com/offers/artofchange.html. See synopsis.
Here are the papers we have written for the Cutter Executive Report series in the past:
- Architecting process (innovation and agile architecting):
  Ruth Malan and Dana Bredemeyer. “Getting Past ‘But’: Finding Opportunity and Making It Happen.” Cutter Consortium Enterprise Architecture Executive Report, Vol. 11, No. 8, 2008, https://www.cutter.com/offers/findopportunity.html
  See synopsis
- Architects (this report is useful for solution, platform and software architects as well as Enterprise Architects:
  Dana Bredemeyer and Ruth Malan. “What It Takes to Be a Great Enterprise Architect.” Cutter Consortium Enterprise Architecture Executive Report, Vol. 7, No. 8, 2004. You can download a complimentary copy from https://www.cutter.com/offers/greatarchitect.html.
- Enterprise Architecture:
  Malan, Ruth, and Dana Bredemeyer. “Enterprise Architecture as Strategic Differentiator.” Cutter Consortium Enterprise Architecture Executive Report, Vol. 8, No. 6, 2005. Cutter is running a promotion, and you can download this issue free at https://www.cutter.com/offers/strategic.html.

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