Overrated Software Architects

From Subbu.org, we have this gem

• You always talk about the big picture.
• You think you know how the system ought to be built.
• You are unhappy that the team is not executing your ideas the way you want them.
• You don’t have a working build.
• You spend a lot of time on documents that are not code.
• You can prototype – but your code is not production worthy.
• You spend too much time in meetings.
• The best code you wrote is a few years old.
• When asked for opinions you tend to speak in general terms.
• Your team members secretly joke about you.
• You start to take analysts and tech blogs too seriously.
• You are a dinosaur.

Code. Don’t wiki. Don’t powerpoint.

I couldn't agree more, but would add the following

• Your positions never offend anyone
• You wave away objections by saying "those are implementation details"
• You know that your hammer can do anything.