Architecture and Problem Solving

http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/04/09/7-habbits-of-effective-program-managers.aspx

For a developer as well the following habits are good to have

Habit 1, Frame problems and solutions.
Habit 2, Sell visions. - Develop 2 or 3 prototypes and work on pros and cons of it. Communicate it to stakeholders
Habit 3, Deliver incremental value. - Focus on solving the problem not on Data issues, Data cleanup
Habit 4, Manage communication.
Habit 5, Connect with customers.
Habit 6, Execute.
Habit 7, Leverage the system.
http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2008/11/06/agile-architecture-method.aspx
This is how we would typically build solutions in the current Agile world of Software Development

Another good set of collection of resources from architect perspective
http://geekswithblogs.net/Tags/architecture/default.aspx

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