How do you start a software architecture discussion?
I work for an organization that is pretty much a start-up within a large corporation. The team has several database engineers, and a few software engineers (in the data mining field). We're growing at a fast rate, which puts the need to have an overall architecture strategy or technology roadmap (or compass) for the next few years. As a software engineer, I've been assigned the task to start off on bi-monthly meetings to lead that discussion. So, my question is, how do you kick-off your role as an architect? how do you start off an organization-wide architecture discussion?
I started reading the book "97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know", but I'd like to hear more from your experiences. So, as an architect, how did you start?

Best regards,
How do you start a software architecture discussion?
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I work for an organization that is pretty much a start-up within a large corporation. The team has several database engineers, and a few software engineers (in the data mining field). We're growing at a fast rate, which puts the need to have an overall architecture strategy or technology roadmap (or compass) for the next few years. As a software engineer, I've been assigned the task to start off on bi-monthly meetings to lead that discussion. So, my question is, how do you kick-off your role as an architect? how do you start off an organization-wide architecture discussion?
I started reading the book "97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know", but I'd like to hear more from your experiences. So, as an architect, how did you start?

Best regards,