The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures
- 10h 21m
- Donald G. Firesmith, et al.
- CRC Press
- 2009
Offering a practical way to generate effective and efficient project-specific system architecture engineering methods, this volume addresses the entire range of systems architecture including hardware, software, subsystems, and systems of systems. It defines a set of architectural roles and teams and provides a repository of reusable architectural engineering process components to develop high-quality system architectures. It examines a cohesive set of tailorable tasks and components steps for producing associated architectural work products and establishes a recommended set of industry best practices for engineering the architecture of software-intensive systems. The book provides numerous tables and figures to give readers speedy access to highly useful information.
In this Book
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Foreword
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Introduction
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System Architecture Engineering Challenges
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System Architecture Engineering Principles
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MFESA—An Overview
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MFESA—The Ontology of Concepts and Terminology
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Task 1—Plan and Resource the Architecture Engineering Effort
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Task 2—Identify the Architectural Drivers
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Task 3—Create the First Versions of the Most Important Architectural Models
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Task 4—Identify Opportunities for the Reuse of Architectural Elements
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Task 5—Create the Candidate Architectural Visions
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Task 6—Analyze Reusable Components and Their Sources
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Task 7—Select or Create the Most Suitable Architectural Vision
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Task 8—Complete the Architecture and its Representations
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Task 9—Evaluate and Accept the Architecture
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Task 10—Maintain the Architecture and its Representations
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MFESA Method Components—Architectural Workers
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MFESA—The Metamethod for Creating Endeavor-Specific Methods
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Architecture and Quality
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Conclusions
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Annotated References/Bibliography
