Message from the SODA 2017 Chairs
Matthias Galster, Damian A. Tamburri, Rick Kazman · 2017
Software architecting is about making decisions that have system-wide impact and that shape software product and process alike. While researchers and practitioners have tried to define and scope the role of the architect, social and organizational impacts on the architect and the architecting process are often neglected. The SODA workshop focuses on the social and organizational dimensions in which architects produce their outputs. In contrast to other venues, SODA focuses on the architect in the surrounding organization, and on the architecting process rather than on the architecture as the output of the process. SODA aims to offer a venue for researchers, practitioners and educators in the software architecture community to jointly discuss experiences, forge new collaborations, and explore innovative solutions in this realm. This initial edition of the workshop focuses on two aspects related to the role of the software architect: (1) tasks performed by, and skills required by, architects, (2) the wider social and organizational contexts of the architect.