Monthly Archives: July 2026

Introduction When I first started working with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 2.0, I made what turned out to be a very common mistake: I treated gateways as if they were the decision-makers in a process. After all, those diamond-shaped symbols seem to be asking “Which path should we take?” — so it’s natural...

Introduction For years, software architecture and Agile development existed in a state of uneasy tension. On one side, the “traditional architect” produced monolithic, exhaustive design documents that were often obsolete before the first sprint even concluded. On the other side, Agile teams—prioritizing speed and working software—frequently abandoned modeling altogether. The result? “Architecture by accident,” fragmented...