IMPROVE (Köln) - Benjamin Wolf - German
Improve software systems systematically
Improve existing software systems in a targeted and methodical manner. Develop strategic approaches to achieve both technical and business goals.
Software architecture affects all members of a project and is intended to have a long operational life span. Improvements to the software architecture are therefore frequently required, whether as a result of new requirements or technological advances. In this training we’ll tackle the analysis of the existing software architecture, the identification of solution approaches, and the implementation of improvements.
New: Our hands-on IMPROVE-training
In this variant by Markus Harrer of the IMPROVE training, developed by our trainer Markus, you modernize a real, physical system: a monolithic ball track from Fischertechnik that represents a credit application process. You analyze existing behavior, develop iterative solution ideas, divide the system into clearly defined modules, and create clean integrations. This immediately reveals what works and what doesn’t. This variant is also suitable for roles such as product owners or project managers who want to understand the challenges and solutions involved in dealing with mature software systems.
Do you want to participate in our next hands-on IMPROVE-training? You can recognize it by the addition “PRAXIS” in the training name in our sidebar.
Agenda
- Introduction and motivation: legacy and technical debt
- Learn how to use practical analysis methods
- Scenario and metric-based evaluation
- Typical improvement approaches
- Focusing: aligning measures with architectural goals
- Structural improvement: recipes for refactoring
- Learn to estimate and evaluate problems and solutions: Assess risks, costs, and benefits
Your Trainers
Benjamin Wolf
INNOQ
Architecture documentation, software quality, software development process
- CPSA Foundation Level
- Evolution and Improvement of software architectures
- Lightweight Architecture Documentation
Ben is an architect and a developer at INNOQ. He barely puts up with bad code and does not shy away from enormous refactorings. He shares his ideas of software quality and proper software development as trainer, consultant and speaker at conferences and meetups. It is important to him that we recognize that the attitude of a team is crucial for good software quality and far exceeds the value that is provided by technology alone. He is a certified trainer for the iSAQB Foundation level and the advanced level modules IMPROVE and ADOC.