Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in Source Selection of Software-Intensive Systems
Software architecture is critical to the quality of a software-intensive system. For an acquisition organization, such as the Department of Defense (DoD), the ability to evaluate software architectures as early as possible in an acquisition can have a favorable impact on the delivered system. This technical note explains the role of software architecture evaluation in a source selection and describes the contractual elements that are needed to support its use. The note then briefly describes the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) and provides an example that shows how to apply this method in a source selection. The example includes sample contractual language that an acquirer can adapt to meet specific acquisition needs.
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Software ArchitectureTechnical Note
CMU/SEI-2002-TN-010
June 2002
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SEI:
Bergey, John; Fisher, Matthew; & Jones, Lawrence. Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in Source Selection of Software-Intensive Systems (CMU/SEI-2002-TN-010). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/02tn010.cfm
IEEE:
J. Bergey, M. Fisher, and L. Jones, "Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in Source Selection of Software-Intensive Systems," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2002-TN-010, 2002. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/02tn010.cfm
APA:
Bergey, J., Fisher, M., & Jones, L. (2002). Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in Source Selection of Software-Intensive Systems (CMU/SEI-2002-TN-010). Retrieved May 22, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/02tn010.cfm
CHI:
Bergey, John, Matthew Fisher, and Lawrence Jones. Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in Source Selection of Software-Intensive Systems (CMU/SEI-2002-TN-010). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/02tn010.cfm
MLA:
Bergey, J., Fisher, M., & Jones, L. 2002. Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in Source Selection of Software-Intensive Systems (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TN-010). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/02tn010.cfm
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