A basis for analyzing software architecture analysis methods

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-355

  Kazman, Rick ^a,b   Bass, Len ^b,c   Klein, Mark ^b,c   Lattanze, Tony ^b,c   Northrop, Linda ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Software Engineering Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis methods; Architecture analysis; Quality attributes; Software architecture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

ANALYSIS METHOD; ARCHITECTURAL DECISION; ARCHITECTURE ANALYSIS; ARCHITECTURE TRADEOFF ANALYSIS METHODS; MODIFIABILITY; QUALITY ATTRIBUTES; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE ANALYSIS METHODS; SOFTWARE INTENSIVE SYSTEMS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 27844586268     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-005-4250-1     Document Type: Review

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