SATURN 2019

Architecture is critical for business success. A solid architecture helps prevent defects and system failures. It helps a development effort save money and get quality products to the market faster. Most software-reliant systems are required to be modifiable and reliable. They may also need to be secure, interoperable, and portable. Many organizations are struggling with the results of making poor architectural choices and inadequately managing architectural decisions. How do you know whether your software architecture is suitable or at risk relative to its target system qualities? This Architecture Boot Camp session covers practical and proven architecture analysis and evaluation fundamentals that should be incorporated into any software architecture evaluation process. We will demonstrate these principles that identify risks early in the development lifecycle using fundamentals and techniques from the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM), a tested process that has been used in many evaluations over the past 15 years.