Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate a Wargame Simulation System: A Case Study
The software architecture of a software-intensive system greatly determines system quality. When used appropriately, software architecture evaluations can have a favorable effect on a delivered or modified government system. This technical note describes the application of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) to a major wargaming simulation system. A government-contractor team is developing the Wargame 2000 system at the Joint National Integration Center (formerly known as the Joint National Test Facility [JNTF]), Colorado. In this technical note, we present the contextual background about the software architecture, the organization, and the system being evaluated. Next, we present a general overview of the ATAM process. Finally, we describe the application of the ATAM to the Wargame 2000 system and present important results and benefits. While architecture evaluation is valuable early in the development life cycle, this case study illustrates that such evaluations are also useful when a system is well into development.
Technical Note
CMU/SEI-2001-TN-022
December 2001
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SEI:
Jones, Lawrence; & Lattanze, Anthony. Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate a Wargame Simulation System: A Case Study (CMU/SEI-2001-TN-022). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2001. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tn022.cfm
IEEE:
L. Jones, and A. Lattanze, "Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate a Wargame Simulation System: A Case Study," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2001-TN-022, 2001. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tn022.cfm
APA:
Jones, L., & Lattanze, A. (2001). Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate a Wargame Simulation System: A Case Study (CMU/SEI-2001-TN-022). Retrieved May 22, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tn022.cfm
CHI:
Jones, Lawrence, and Anthony Lattanze. Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate a Wargame Simulation System: A Case Study (CMU/SEI-2001-TN-022). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2001. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tn022.cfm
MLA:
Jones, L., & Lattanze, A. 2001. Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate a Wargame Simulation System: A Case Study (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2001-TN-022). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tn022.cfm
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