The method framework for engineering system architectures

The architects of today's large and complex systems all too often struggle with the lack of a consistent set of principles and practices that adequately address the entire breadth of systems architecture. The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures (MFESA) enables system architect...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Firesmith, Donald G., 1952- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press c2009.
Edition:1st edition
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627378406719
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Concise Table of Contents; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. System Architecture Engineering Challenges; Chapter 3. System Architecture Engineering Principles; Chapter 4. MFESA: An Overview; Chapter 5. MFESA: The Ontology of Concepts and Terminology; Chapter 6. Task 1: Plan and Resource the Architecture Engineering Effort; Chapter 7. Task 2: Identify the Architectural Drivers; Chapter 8. Task 3: Create the First Versions of the Most Important Architectural Models
  • Chapter 9. Task 4: Identify Opportunities for the Reuse of Architectural ElementsChapter 10. Task 5: Create the Candidate Architectural Visions; Chapter 11. Task 6: Analyze Reusable Components and Their Sources; Chapter 12. Task 7: Select or Create the Most Suitable Architectural Vision; Chapter 13. Task 8: Complete the Architecture and Its Representations; Chapter 14. Task 9: Evaluate and Accept the Architecture; Chapter 15. Task 10: Maintain the Architecture and Its Representations; Chapter 16. MFESA Method Components: Architectural Workers
  • Chapter 17. MFESA: The Metamethod for Creating Endeavor-Specific MethodsChapter 18. Architecture and Quality; Chapter 19. Conclusions; Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary; Appendix B: MFESA Method Components; Appendix C: List of Guidelines and Pitfalls; Appendix D: Decision-Making Techniques; Annotated References/Bibliography; Index; Back cover