Here's how you can enhance problem-solving abilities by leveraging teamwork as a system architect.

Many of us were trained in an antiquated education system focused on Industrial Revolution era problems aimed at routine and repetitive tasks. Thus, even in engineering, we were taught to not share homework, do long division by hand, and memorize stuff that often seemed irrelevant. When I came into my own as a software developer, the world had shifted (with the brand new thing we called “The Internet” - yes, I am that old) to the Information Revolution where everyone shared homework (open source code), calculators were not powerful enough to solve deep math (so no one did long division or any real math without a computer), and we acknowledged it was better to look things up than trust your memory. $0.02: Community thrives on Communication.

First of all, it is needed to define "problem resolution" as a agent for value capture in the business world. Problem resolution may takes place when the company is searching for a solution to cover an immediate gap, or when the company is persuing for a long-term solution to cover any issue or requirement. In both cases, the main goal is to gather quantitative and qualitative benefits. That said, from the architecture point of view, use the diversity existing in the team is the most powerful tool to achieve the best results. Different types of problems needs different abilities to be solved. Different abilities come from different ways of working, different experiences, different insights, culture, thoughts, education, life style, etc...

There is no such straight answer. It depends on various conditions. But, if we try the below points in our day-to-day activities, you might start seeing positive results. 1- Regular Meetings - discuss ongoing projects, challenges, and solutions. Try to make it informal to encourage everyone to voice their ideas. 2- Diverse Team - Build a team with diverse knowledge. Or encourage the team to work on the area they are interested. 3- Knowledge Sharing Culture - Create repositories, where the team documents solutions. Monthly or bi-weekly sessions. 4- Encourage POC - Give environment to the team to try new things. 5- Use tools - Help to track the progress. 6- Encourage Feedback - The team provides constructive feedback.

Having an open dialogue with all stakeholders is essential because technical architecture, believe it or not, is just the plumbing behind what really has value to end users, which is 1) The Data they are interacting with and 2) The Interface that they need to use. Everything else then supports this whole experience. As an architect, while there is a temptation to get caught up in the underlying technology, it’s always essential to communicate with 1) the end user, 2)the team that is going to define the interface, as well as 3) the team that is in charge of the data, apart from the 4) technical delivery teams. This ensures that you’re building the right software before going ahead to build the software right (I.e. best practices etc)

When roles are unclear or there is role conflict, employees waste time wondering what to work on and what direction to go in once they choose a task. Setting clear expectations for who should do what on the team allows team members to focus on priorities and common goals that benefit the organisation because already have identified boundaries and created ownership within their actual role.

Align the team first by clearly defining the problem to ensure everyone is on the same page. If the feedback is harvested through team meetings, LISTEN fully and give each member the SPACE to speak and express their thoughts without interruption. You can use mindmapping software (MindNode, MindMeister) or whiteboarding as a visual tool to record the feedback. If feedback seems off-target, ask clarifying questions and tactfully provide information to guide understanding. Having that respectful space encourages each one to provide their inputs. After selecting a trial solution, be intentional in keeping the feedback loop active and using it as an input to iterate subsequent solutions.

First of all team communication is very important if we have a lack of communication we cannot act as a unit team. We should have to discuss the problem in every aspect then ask every team member to provide concise solution for that . After selecting the most appropriate solution feedback loop should need to be consider. Now every team member have the proper knowledge and have ability to cater this sort of problem/solution again.