TY - GEN
T1 - The overall value of architecture review in a large scale software organization
AU - Sherman, Sofia
AU - Hadar, Irit
AU - Hadar, Ethan
AU - Harrison, John J.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Software architecture review is an important part of architecture construction and evaluation, aimed at ensuring high-quality architecture thus leading to high-quality product. The literature recognizes the different benefits gained by architecture review. Yet, our empirical findings obtained in a large scale software organization show that (1) not all architects are fully aware of the review contribution, and (2) in addition to improving the quality of the architecture, the review encompasses other value propositions, such as promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing, and verifying alignment with the organization's strategy. The study presented in this paper is a first step in an ongoing research aimed at improving existing architecture review processes, methods and tools for enhancing the review's various contributions.
AB - Software architecture review is an important part of architecture construction and evaluation, aimed at ensuring high-quality architecture thus leading to high-quality product. The literature recognizes the different benefits gained by architecture review. Yet, our empirical findings obtained in a large scale software organization show that (1) not all architects are fully aware of the review contribution, and (2) in addition to improving the quality of the architecture, the review encompasses other value propositions, such as promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing, and verifying alignment with the organization's strategy. The study presented in this paper is a first step in an ongoing research aimed at improving existing architecture review processes, methods and tools for enhancing the review's various contributions.
KW - Architecture review
KW - architecture process
KW - architecture quality
KW - qualitative research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960303261&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22056-2_33
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22056-2_33
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783642220555
T3 - Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
SP - 302
EP - 307
BT - Advanced Information Systems Engineering Workshops - CAiSE 2011 International Workshops, Proceedings
PB - Springer Verlag
ER -