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The architectural change process

Nedstam, Josef LU ; Karlsson, Even-André LU and Höst, Martin LU (2004) 2004 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering p.27-36
Abstract
Software architecture is recognized as a critical factor for successful products, but few have studied how organizations decide on architectural changes. In this paper we study the topic through several case studies. The changes are in all cases changes to the quality attributes of the system, and follow the same general process. We find that architectural changes have aspects of both functional and organizational changes. An architectural change does not only need to be technically sound, but it also needs to be anchored firmly in the organization. This paper describes the general architectural change process, and gives both architects and managers guidelines to balance short-term project goals and long-term organizational goals within... (More)
Software architecture is recognized as a critical factor for successful products, but few have studied how organizations decide on architectural changes. In this paper we study the topic through several case studies. The changes are in all cases changes to the quality attributes of the system, and follow the same general process. We find that architectural changes have aspects of both functional and organizational changes. An architectural change does not only need to be technically sound, but it also needs to be anchored firmly in the organization. This paper describes the general architectural change process, and gives both architects and managers guidelines to balance short-term project goals and long-term organizational goals within this process (Less)
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architectural change process, software architecture, quality attributes, organizational changes, functional changes
host publication
2004 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering
pages
27 - 36
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
2004 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering
conference location
Redondo Beach, CA, United States
conference dates
2004-08-19 - 2004-08-20
external identifiers
  • wos:000223848800004
  • scopus:11244261303
ISBN
0-7695-2165-7
DOI
10.1109/ISESE.2004.1334891
language
English
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  abstract     = {{Software architecture is recognized as a critical factor for successful products, but few have studied how organizations decide on architectural changes. In this paper we study the topic through several case studies. The changes are in all cases changes to the quality attributes of the system, and follow the same general process. We find that architectural changes have aspects of both functional and organizational changes. An architectural change does not only need to be technically sound, but it also needs to be anchored firmly in the organization. This paper describes the general architectural change process, and gives both architects and managers guidelines to balance short-term project goals and long-term organizational goals within this process}},
  author       = {{Nedstam, Josef and Karlsson, Even-André and Höst, Martin}},
  booktitle    = {{2004 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering}},
  isbn         = {{0-7695-2165-7}},
  keywords     = {{architectural change process; software architecture; quality attributes; organizational changes; functional changes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{27--36}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{The architectural change process}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISESE.2004.1334891}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/ISESE.2004.1334891}},
  year         = {{2004}},
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