Pragmatic Evaluation of Software Architectures

Part I. What Is the Point of Architecture Evaluation?

1. Why Architecture Evaluation?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

2. What Is the Background of Architecture?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

3. What Is Architecture Evaluation?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

4. How to Perform an Architecture Evaluation?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

Part II. How to Evaluate Architectures Effectively and Efficiently?

5. How to Perform the Driver Integrity Check (DIC)?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

6. How to Perform the Solution Adequacy Check (SAC)?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

7. How to Perform the Documentation Quality Check (DQC)?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

8. How to Perform the Architecture Compliance Check (ACC)?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

9. How to Perform the Code Quality Check (CQC)?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

Part III. How to Apply Architecture Evaluation in Practice?

10. What Are Example Cases of Architecture Evaluation?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

11. How to Engage Management in Architecture Evaluation?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

12. How to Acquire Architecture Evaluation Skills?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

13. How to Start and Institutionalize Architecture Evaluation?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

14. What Are the Key Takeaways of Architecture Evaluation?
Jens Knodel, Matthias Naab

Keywords: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Management, Management of Computing and Information Systems