Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of sharing my knowledge and experience through numerous conference talks and published articles. These contributions cover a wide range of topics in software architecture, from agile practices to architecture evaluation, microservices, and technical debt management.

Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of my talks and articles, showcasing my ongoing commitment to knowledge sharing and thought leadership in the software architecture community.

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2025#

ARTICLE Kill the Vibe? Architecture in the AI Era
Original title: "Kill the Vibe? Architektur im AI-Zeitalter"
Java Magazin - 12/2025
ARTICLE Agile Software Architecture: From Idea to System – But Never Quite as Planned
Original title: "Agile Softwarearchitektur: Von der Idee zum System – aber nie ganz wie geplant"
SQ-Magazin - 09/2025
TALK Lightweight Architecture Reviews for Dev. Teams
Software Quality Days - 05/2025
TALK Lightweight Software Reviews with LASR
Original title: "Lightweight Software-Reviews with LASR"
Como Camp - 05/2025
ARTICLE Software Architecture is a Team Sport - The Practices of the "New School of Software Architecture"
Original title: "Softwarearchitektur ist Teamsport - Die Praktiken der „neuen Schule der Softwarearchitektur""
Java Magazin - 04/2025
TALK Architecture Games - Improving Systems Through Play
Original title: "Architecture Games - Systeme spielend verbessern"
Javaland - 04/2025
TALK Software Modernization in Practice - Modulith or Microservices?
Original title: "Modernisierung in der Praxis - Modulith statt Microservices?"
OOP - 02/2025
TALK Lightweight Software Reviews with LASR
Original title: "Leichtgewichtige Software-Reviews mit LASR"
Scrummasters HH - 01/2025

2024#

ARTICLE From Thorough to Lightweight: Methodical Architecture Reviews
Original title: "Von fundiert bis leichtgewichtig: Methodische Architektur-Reviews"
iX-Magazin - 11/2024
TALK Lightweight Software Reviews with LASR
Original title: "LeichtgewichtigeSoftware-Reviews mit LASR"
Software Architecture Summit - 10/2024
TALK 10 Years Book Anniversary - Architecture & Agility in Practice
Original title: "10 Jahre Vorgehensmuster- Architektur & Agilität in der Praxis"
Agile Tour Vienna - 09/2024
ARTICLE Lightweight Software Reviews with LASR
Original title: "Leichtgewichtige Software-Reviews mit LASR"
Informatik Aktuell - 06/2024
TALK Lightweight Software Reviews with LASR
Original title: "LeichtgewichtigeSoftware-Reviews mit LASR"
MAD Summit - 06/2024
TALK Lightweight Software Reviews 2.0
Original title: "LeichtgewichtigeSoftware-Reviews 2.0"
Javaland - 04/2024
TALK From Microservices to Evolutionary Systems in 60 Minutes
Original title: "Von Microservices zu evolutionärer System-entwicklung in 60 min"
OOP - 02/2024
TALK Lightweight Software Reviews 2.0
Original title: "LeichtgewichtigeSoftware-Reviews 2.0"
OOP - 02/2024

2023#

ARTICLE Team Topologies - Team Structures for Dynamic Software Development
Original title: "Team Topologies - Teamstrukturen für dynamische Softwareentwicklung"
Java Magazin - 12/2023
TALK Team Topologies in Practice
Original title: "Team Topologies in der Praxis"
InfoDays - 12/2023
TALK A Lean Review for Your Software System
Original title: "Ein schlankes Review für Dein Software-System"
SAA - 09/2023
TALK Team Topologies & unFIX in Practice
Original title: "Team Topologies & unFIX...in der Praxis"
SAA - 09/2023
TALK Keynote: Architecture in Times of AI and LLMs
Original title: "Keynote: Architektur in Zeiten von KI und LLMs"
Software Architecture Summit - 09/2023
TALK Team Topologies... ...in Practice
Original title: "Team Topologies......in der Praxis"
Sommer OOP - 07/2023
TALK DDD and Beyond...? The World of Team Topologies & Co
Original title: "DDD und weiter...? Die Welt von Team Topologies & Co"
OOP Digital - 02/2023

2022#

TALK Architecture Assessment in an Agile Context
Original title: "Architekturbewertung im Agilen Kontext"
SAA - 10/2022
TALK Software Architecture for Machine Learning
Original title: "Softwarearchitektur für Machine Learning"
OOP Digital - 02/2022
TALK How Do Architecture Evaluations Work?
Original title: "Wie funktioniert Architekturbewertung?"
OOP Digital - 02/2022

2021#

TALK The New School of Software Architecture
Original title: "Die neue Schule der Softwarearchitektur"
JUG Schweiz - 05/2021
TALK Software Architecture for Machine Learning
Original title: "Softwarearchitektur für Machine Learning"
ML Summit - 04/2021
TALK Enterprise Architecture for Business Agility
Original title: "Enterprise Architektur für Business Agility"
OOP - 02/2021

2020#

TALK Why Good Architecture Has Nothing to Do with Code Quality
Original title: "Warum gute Architektur nichts mit Code-Qualität zu tun hat"
OOP - 02/2020

2019#

ARTICLE Movement in the Architecture Gene Pool - On the Core Elements of Evolutionary Architectures
Original title: "Bewegung im Architektur-Genpool - Über die Kernelemente evolutionärer Architekturen"
Java Magazin - 11/2019
TALK The New School of Software Architecture
Original title: "Die neue Schule der Softwarearchitektur"
JUG Darmstadt - 09/2019
TALK Agile Scaling – 6 Insights from Practice
Original title: "Agile Skalierung – 6 Erkenntnisse aus der Praxis"
Agile Austria - 06/2019
TALK The 4 Pillars of Evolutionary Architecture
Original title: "Die 4 Säulen Evolutionärer Architektur"
Microservices Summit - 06/2019
TALK Challenges of Agile Scaling Using the Example of a Large Project
Original title: "Herausforderungen der agilen Skalierung am Beispiel eines Großprojekts"
OOP - 01/2019

2018#

TALK Evolutionary Architecture – The New Normal
Original title: "Evolutionäre Architektur – Das neue Normal"
The Architecture Gathering - 10/2018
TALK The New School of Software Architecture
Original title: "Die neue Schule der Softwarearchitektur"
JAX - 04/2018
TALK Chaos? Revolution? Evolution!
Original title: "Chaos? Revolution? Evolution!"
Software Architecture Summit - 03/2018
TALK The New School of Software Architecture
Original title: "Die neue Schule der Softwarearchitektur"
OOP - 02/2018
ARTICLE How Architecture Promotes or Hinders Agile Collaboration – The New School of Software Architecture
Original title: "Wie Architektur agile Zusammenarbeit fördert oder behindert - Die neue Schule der Softwarearchitektur"
OBJEKTspektrum - 01/2018

2017#

TALK Speed IT Up – Speed Beats Efficiency
Original title: "Speed IT up – Geschwindigkeit schlägt Effizienz"
SEACON - 05/2017
TALK Crowdsourcing Software Architecture: The Distributed Architect
SATURN - 05/2017
TALK Architecture Kata Live
Original title: "Architektur Kata Live"
Software Architecture Summit - 03/2017

2016#

ARTICLE Evolution Instead of Dictatorship – Long-lasting Software Architecture and Quality Requirements
Original title: "Evolution statt Diktatur - Langlebige Softwarearchitektur und Qualitätsansprüche"
JavaMagazin - 09/2016
TALK Netflix Through the Architect's Lens
Original title: "Netflix durch die Architektenbrille"
JUG Darmstadt - 06/2016
TALK An Inverse Evaluation of Netflix Architecture Using ATAM
SATURN - 05/2016
TALK How Microservices Approaches Fail – Five Antipatterns
Original title: "Wie Microservices-Ansätze scheitern – fünf Antipatterns"
JAX - 04/2016
TALK Reverse-Evaluating Netflix's Architecture
O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference - 04/2016
TALK No Bullshit – Rethinking Architecture Work
Original title: "No Bullshit – Architekturarbeit neu gedacht"
OOP - 02/2016

2015#

ARTICLE Agile, Lean or Just Complex? – Software Architecture in Non-Perfect Environments
Original title: "Agil, Lean oder einfach nur komplex? Softwarearchitektur in nicht perfekten Umfeldern"
Java Magazin - 12/2015
TALK Blockbuster Movie? Getting to Know and Evaluate Netflix's Architecture
Original title: "Ganz großes Kino? Die Netflix-Architektur kennen und (ein)schätzen lernen"
Microservices Summit - 12/2015
TALK Arc, Org, Trumps – The Card Game of Organization-Conformant Architecture
Original title: "Arc, Org, sticht – Das Kartenspiel der organisationskonformen Architektur"
XP Days - 11/2015
TALK No Bullshit – Rethinking Architecture Work
Original title: "No Bullshit – Architekturarbeit neu gedacht"
Architecture Gathering - 10/2015
TALK Progressive Approaches of Architectural Design
Software Architecture Summit - 09/2015
ARTICLE No Fear of Chaos – Netflix: Resilience Thought Through to Its Logical Conclusion
Original title: "Keine Angst vor Chaos - Netflix: Resilience konsequent zu Ende gedacht"
Java Magazin - 05/2015
TALK Xilften – The Reverse Architecture Evaluation of an Internet Giant
Original title: "Xilften – Die umgekehrte Architekturbewertung eines Internet-Giganten"
JAX - 04/2015
ARTICLE Conway 2.0 – How Architectural Styles Promote or Hinder Agile Collaboration
Original title: "Conway 2.0 - Wie Architekturstile agile Zusammenarbeit fördern oder behindern"
Business Technology Magazin - 04/2015
ARTICLE Good Enough? – Evaluating Software Architectures
Original title: "Gut genug? - Softwarearchitekturen bewerten"
Java Magazin - 03/2015
TALK Active Waiting for Architects
Original title: "Aktives Warten für Architekten"
OOP - 01/2015

2014#

TALK The LVM – Successfully Procrastinating Important Decisions
Original title: "Der LVM – Wichtige Entscheidungen erfolgreich verschleppen"
W-JAX - 11/2014
TALK Is That Good? – The Reverse Architecture Evaluation of an Internet Giant
Original title: "Gut das ist? – Die umgekehrte Architekturbewertung eines Internet-Giganten"
OSID - 10/2014
TALK Is That Good? – The Reverse Architecture Evaluation of an Internet Giant (Netflix)
Original title: "Gut das ist? – Die umgekehrte Architekturbewertung eines Internet-Giganten (Netflix)"
OSID - 10/2014
TALK Architecture Evaluation – The Essentials
Original title: "Architekturbewertung – Das Wesentliche"
Software Architecture Summit - 09/2014
ARTICLE Contemporary Software Architecture II (Surprise!) – Promoting and Dealing with Surprises
Original title: "Zeitgemäße Softwarearchitektur II - Förderung von und Umgang mit Überraschungen"
Java Magazin - 06/2014
TALK The LVM – Successfully Procrastinating Important Decisions
Original title: "Der LVM - Wichtige Entscheidungen erfolgreich verschleppen"
JAX - 05/2014
ARTICLE Contemporary Software Architecture I – The Right Way to Handle Limited Resources
Original title: "Zeitgemäße Softwarearchitektur I - Der richtige Umgang mit beschränkten Mitteln"
Java Magazin - 05/2014
TALK Agile Software Architecture - 5 Things That Remain from the Hype
Original title: "Agile Softwarearchitektur - 5 Dinge die vom Hype bleiben"
OOP - 02/2014
ARTICLE TOGAF in a Nutshell – An Introduction to the Open Group's Architecture Framework
Original title: "TOGAF im Nussschälchen - Ein Einstieg in das Architekturframework der Open Group"
Objektspektrum - 02/2014

2013#

TALK Crowdsourcing the Architecture – The Distributed Architect
Original title: "Crowdsourcing the Architecture - Der verteilte Architekt"
OSID - 11/2013
TALK Command from Below - Software Architecture for Dynamic Projects
Original title: "Befehl von unten - Softwarearchitektur für dynamische Projekte"
W-JAX - 11/2013
TALK Lightweight Enterprise Architecture with TOGAF
Original title: "Leichtgewichtige Unternehmensarchitektur mit TOGAF"
Agile Bodensee - 09/2013
TALK Risk-Driven Software Architecture
Original title: "Risikogetriebene Softwarearchitektur"
Agile Bodensee - 09/2013
TALK TOGAF in 45 Minutes - Enterprise Architecture Management Agile and Pragmatic
Original title: "TOGAF in 45 Minuten - Enterprise Architecture Management agil und pragmatisch"
SEACON - 05/2013
ARTICLE Architecture and Agility – How They Fit Together
Original title: "Architektur und Agilität - so passt das zusammen"
HMD-Heft 290, 50. Jahrgang - 04/2013
TALK TOGAF in 60 Minutes – Pragmatic Introduction for IT Practitioners and Business Strategists
Original title: "TOGAF in 60 Minuten - pragmatischer Einstieg für IT-Praktiker und Geschäftsstrategen"
JAX - 04/2013
ARTICLE Slice by Slice – The Lean Translation of Business Goals into IT Projects
Original title: "Scheibchen für Scheibchen - Die schlanke Übersetzung von Unternehmenszielen in IT-Projekte"
Business Technology Magazin - 02/2013

2012#

TALK TOGAF – A Pragmatic Introduction with Practical Examples
Original title: "TOGAF - ein pragmatischer Einstieg am praktischen Beispiel"
W-JAX - 11/2012
TALK Architecture Reviews Uncovered
Jazoon - 06/2012
TALK Architecture Evaluation Decoded - Core Techniques for Overview, Goal Orientation and Collaboration
Original title: "Architekturbewertung entschlüsselt - Kerntechniken für Überblick, Zielorientierung und Zusammenarbeit"
SEACON - 06/2012
ARTICLE Analog Modeling – On the Quality-Enhancing Move Away from Tools
Original title: "Analoge Modellierung- Über die qualitätsstiftende Abkehr vom Tool"
Objektspektrum - 06/2012
TALK Tutorial: Quality Goals in Software Architecture - Pragmatic Processing, Description and Measurement
Original title: "Tutorial: Qualitätsziele in der Softwarearchitektur - Pragmatisch bearbeiten, beschreiben und bemessen"
Software Quality Days - 01/2012

2011#

TALK Architecture Evaluation – The Key to Better Architecture (Work)
Original title: "Architekturbewertung - Der Schlüssel zur besseren Architektur(-arbeit)"
W-JAX - 11/2011
TALK Architecture Evaluation Without an Architect – Self-Organization on a Large Scale
Original title: "Architekturbewertung ohne Architekt - Selbstorganisation im Großen"
JAX - 05/2011
ARTICLE How Architecture Costs Benefit – Making Economic Decisions with CBAM
Original title: "Wie Architektur vom Nutzen kostet- Ökonomisch entscheiden mit der CBAM"
Business Technology Magazin - 04/2011

2010#

TALK Agilitur – How Architecture Can Function in an Agile Way
Original title: "Agilitur - Wie Architektur agil funktionieren kann"
Softwareforen Leipzig - 11/2010
ARTICLE Techniques for Successful Project Management – Agile Across the Board
Original title: "Techniken für eine erfolgreiche Projektsteuerung- Agil auf breiter Front"
dotnetpro - 10/2010
TALK Agilitur - How Architects Can Function in an Agile Way
Original title: "Agilitur - wie Architekten agil funktionieren können"
JAX - 05/2010
ARTICLE .NET 4.0 vs. Java EE 6
iX-Magazin - 04/2010
ARTICLE The Heart of the Matter – Quality Requirements Make Architecture an Agile Friend
Original title: "Des Pudels Kern- Qualitätsanforderungen machen Architektur zum agilen Freundkörper"
Objektspektrum - 03/2010
ARTICLE Architecture Evaluation – No Grades but More Clarity
Original title: "Architekturbewertung- keine Noten aber mehr Durchblick"
Business Technology Magazin - 01/2010

2009#

ARTICLE Architecture Evaluation – No Grades but More Clarity
Original title: "Architekturbewertung- keine Noten aber mehr Durchblick"
JavaMagazin - 12/2009
ARTICLE The Transparent Architecture – On Evaluating Emerging and Existing Software Architectures
Original title: "Die gläserne Architektur- Über die Bewertung entstehender und bestehender Software-Architekturen"
dot.NET Magazin - 09/2009
ARTICLE Project Is Not Equal to Project – Results of a Current Project Management Study
Original title: "Projekt ist nicht gleich Projekt- Ergebnisse einer aktuellen Projektmanagement-Studie"
Objektspektrum - 06/2009

2008#

TALK oAW - Model-Driven Development Made to Measure
Original title: "oAW - Modellgetriebene Entwicklung nach Maß"
berlin.jar - 09/2008

For a complete list or to invite me to speak at your event, please contact me.