# IT:PM:Team/Roles/Solution Application #



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The essence of the role of a solution architect is:
* design a software system that fulfills the business requirements, while remaining easy to administer, in order for it to keep providing value over a determined lifespan (or longer), 
* while removing as much risk of non-delivery as possible.


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## Responsibilities ##

Risk of non-delivery can be reduced by:
    * minimizing Complexity, 
    * by separating different tasks in different areas of concern and/or responsibility (for example, business processes, entities, etc..
    * Minimize Cost to fit within budget.



## Resources ##