ABSTRACT
The relation between managers and systems architects somehow tends to be somewhat difficult. This is not desired since we position the systems architects as part of the leadership of an organization.
In this intermezzo we look at managers and architects in a generalized way. Generalizations are always risky; the purpose of this generalization is to better understand the inherent tensions between architects and managers. Neither “real” architect nor manager will exactly look like the generalization in this intermezzo.
