Using the SEI Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate WIN-T: A Case Study
The software architecture of a software-intensive system greatly determines system quality. Evaluating that architecture for fitness of purpose before the system is implemented or undergoes a major modification is a cost-effective approach to uncovering deficiencies early and reducing risk. 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 SEI Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) to the U.S. Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) system. The WIN-T system is being developed by a government-contractor team headquartered at the U.S. Army's Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) in Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. This technical note presents the WIN-T program context, the definition of software architecture, and the background of the WIN-T organization and system being evaluated. It also provides a general overview of the ATAM process, describes the application of the ATAM to the WIN-T system, presents important results, and summarizes the benefits the program received.
Technical Note
CMU/SEI-2005-TN-027
September 2005
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SEI:
Clements, Paul; Bergey, John; & Mason, David. Using the SEI Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate WIN-T: A Case Study (CMU/SEI-2005-TN-027). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn027.cfm
IEEE:
P. Clements, J. Bergey, and D. Mason, "Using the SEI Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate WIN-T: A Case Study," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2005-TN-027, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn027.cfm
APA:
Clements, P., Bergey, J., & Mason, D. (2005). Using the SEI Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate WIN-T: A Case Study (CMU/SEI-2005-TN-027). Retrieved May 24, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn027.cfm
CHI:
Clements, Paul, John Bergey, and David Mason. Using the SEI Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate WIN-T: A Case Study (CMU/SEI-2005-TN-027). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn027.cfm
MLA:
Clements, P., Bergey, J., & Mason, D. 2005. Using the SEI Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate WIN-T: A Case Study (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2005-TN-027). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn027.cfm
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