On 24th August 2023, AWS hosted a roundtable event themed "Tackling Common Architectural Challenges." The discussions focused on several key areas:

• Skill Development: Strategies for training junior team members and establishing Enterprise Architecture (EA) as a career stream within organisations.

• Tooling and Frameworks: Approaches to starting in an organisation with no architecture tools and the current best digital tools used in architecture.

• Business Architecture: Techniques for bridging the gap between technology and business, building a culture of active engagement, and understanding the role of business architecture in solving business problems.

• Agile: The role of architecture and architecture frameworks in an agile environment.

• Other Topics: Strategies to avoid being seen as a blocker to new initiatives, responding to attitudes that view architect methods as overcomplicated, and incorporating Generative AI capabilities into wider architecture.