Understanding how to support architects in sharing knowledge

  • Authors:
  • Rik Farenhorst;Hans van Vliet

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Computer Science, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • Venue:
  • SHARK '09 Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Sharing and Reusing Architectural Knowledge
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

In this paper we report on four years of case study research in a large software development organization, during which we built up understanding on how to effectively support software architects in sharing knowledge. By following a typical action research cycle we first diagnosed the architecting process of this organization, after which we designed and executed a therapy for the identified problems. The insights gained over the past few years have resulted in four lessons learned and have culminated in a theoretical framework of what architects do and what they need.