Evaluating software engineering methods and tool part 5: the influence of human factors
ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes
The Rational Unified Process: an introduction
The Rational Unified Process: an introduction
Simulation-Based Architectural Evaluation for Collaborative Systems
SCCC '02 Proceedings of the XII International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society
Methodology evaluation framework for dynamic evolution in composition-based distributed applications
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Software quality trade-offs: A systematic map
Information and Software Technology
Assessment of a framework for comparing software architecture analysis methods
EASE'07 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering
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Given the complexity of today's software systems, Software Architecture is a topic that has recently increased in significance. It is consider as a key element in the design and development of systems and has the ability to promote/punish some quality characteristics. Quality is related mainly to the non-functional requirements expected of the system. Using appropriate methods for Architectural Evaluation can help to reduce the risk of low quality Architecture. The objective of this research is to conduct a Features Analysis for three Architectural Evaluation Methods applied to a single case. This resulted in two significant contributions; the aspects which must be present in an architectural evaluation method which is translated in a set of 49 metrics, grouped into features and sub-features to enable the evaluation of a particular method. Different methods can be compared on the basis of these features; however, the choice of method will depend largely on the requirements of the evaluating team. The second contribution pinpoints the strengths of the methods evaluated. The methods studied were: Design and Use of Software Architectures, Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method, and Architectural Evaluation Method. The evaluation method employed for this research was Features Analysis Case Study.