Attribute-Driven Design (ADD), Version 2.0

This report revises the Attribute-Driven Design (ADD) method that was developed by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute. The motivation for revising ADD came from practitioners who use the method and want ADD to be easier to learn, understand, and apply.

The ADD method is an approach to defining a software architecture in which the design process is based on the software quality attribute requirements. ADD follows a recursive process that decomposes a system or system element by applying architectural tactics and patterns that satisfy its driving quality attribute requirements.

This technical report revises the steps of ADD and offers practical guidelines for carrying out each step. In addition, important design decisions that should be considered at each step are provided.

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Authors

Rob Wojcik

Felix Bachmann

Len Bass

Paul C. Clements

Paulo Merson

Robert Nord

William G. Wood

This report is related to the following area(s) of work:

Software Architecture

Technical Report
CMU/SEI-2006-TR-023
November 2006

Cite This Report

SEI:

Wojcik, Rob; Bachmann, Felix; Bass, Len; Clements, Paul; Merson, Paulo; Nord, Robert; & Wood, William. Attribute-Driven Design (ADD), Version 2.0 (CMU/SEI-2006-TR-023). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr023.cfm

IEEE:

R. Wojcik, F. Bachmann, L. Bass, P. Clements, P. Merson, R. Nord, and W. Wood, "Attribute-Driven Design (ADD), Version 2.0," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2006-TR-023, 2006. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr023.cfm

APA:

Wojcik, R., Bachmann, F., Bass, L., Clements, P., Merson, P., Nord, R., & Wood, W. (2006). Attribute-Driven Design (ADD), Version 2.0 (CMU/SEI-2006-TR-023). Retrieved June 19, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr023.cfm

CHI:

Wojcik, Rob, Felix Bachmann, Len Bass, Paul Clements, Paulo Merson, Robert Nord, and William Wood. Attribute-Driven Design (ADD), Version 2.0 (CMU/SEI-2006-TR-023). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr023.cfm

MLA:

Wojcik, R., Bachmann, F., Bass, L., Clements, P., Merson, P., Nord, R., & Wood, W. 2006. Attribute-Driven Design (ADD), Version 2.0 (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2006-TR-023). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr023.cfm

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