When dependency maps lie about batch jobs
Why overnight file exchanges disappear from architecture diagrams and how to find them before a cutover weekend.
Field notes
Writing from dependency practice
Notes on enterprise application architecture and dependency analytics — interview habits, ranking methods, and perimeter choices that hold up in steering meetings.
Ranking coupling without inventing false precision
How architecture teams can prioritize dependency risks when evidence is uneven and source access is limited.
Preparing application owners for an architecture assessment
A short briefing checklist so interviews during a dependency assessment stay concrete and respectful of delivery calendars.
Boundary setting for merger application landscapes
How to draw a workable assessment perimeter when two estates suddenly share a program office and conflicting diagrams.