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A Tech Principal at Thoughtworks, Andrew specializes in domain-driven design, org design, software and systems architecture, agile delivery, build tools and automation.

Andrew is also an author and trainer for O’Reilly. They’ve written one book about facilitating software architecture and one chapter about implementing the Accelerate/DORA four key metrics. They also run regular online training sessions in Domain-Driven Design (First Steps) and Architecture Decision Making by Example.

Experienced across the software development lifecycle and in many sectors, what motivates them is the humane delivery and sustainable evolution of large-scale software solutions that fulfill complex user needs. They understand that people, architecture, process a ...more

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	Software Architecture Metrics by Christian Ciceri, David Farley, Neal Ford (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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