The first SPA Cambridge session of 2008 will investigate the role of software architects and the value they bring to software development. 

Are architects needed or will good architectures ‘emerge’ without their intervention? Could your projects use an architect or would you have been better off without one? Does software even need a defined architecture?

In the style of the BBC’s ‘Question Time’ we’re collecting questions in advance of the session. Please contact me via Software Acumen if you have a question or would like to participate in the session.

The panel will take place from 19:30 (buffet from 19:00) on January 16th at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.