Relating System Quality and Software Architecture

Relating System Quality and Software Architecture

by Ivan Mistrik, Rami Bahsoon, Peter Eeles, Roshanak Roshandel, Michael Stal
Released July 2014
Publisher(s): Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN: 9780124171688

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Book description

System Quality and Software Architecture collects state-of-the-art knowledge on how to intertwine software quality requirements with software architecture and how quality attributes are exhibited by the architecture of the system. Contributions from leading researchers and industry evangelists detail the techniques required to achieve quality management in software architecting, and the best way to apply these techniques effectively in various application domains (especially in cloud, mobile and ultra-large-scale/internet-scale architecture) Taken together, these approaches show how to assess the value of total quality management in a software development process, with an emphasis on architecture.

The book explains how to improve system quality with focus on attributes such as usability, maintainability, flexibility, reliability, reusability, agility, interoperability, performance, and more. It discusses the importance of clear requirements, describes patterns and tradeoffs that can influence quality, and metrics for quality assessment and overall system analysis. The last section of the book leverages practical experience and evidence to look ahead at the challenges faced by organizations in capturing and realizing quality requirements, and explores the basis of future work in this area.

  • Explains how design decisions and method selection influence overall system quality, and lessons learned from theories and frameworks on architectural quality
  • Shows how to align enterprise, system, and software architecture for total quality
  • Includes case studies, experiments, empirical validation, and systematic comparisons with other approaches already in practice.

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. About the Editors
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Foreword by Bill Curtis: Managing Systems Qualities through Architecture
    1. About the Author
  9. Foreword by Richard Mark Soley: Software Quality Is Still a Problem
    1. Quality Testing in Software
    2. Enter Automated Quality Testing
    3. Whither Automatic Software Quality Evaluation?
    4. Architecture Intertwined with Quality
    5. About the Author
  10. Preface
    1. Part 1: Human-centric Evaluation for System Qualities and Software Architecture
    2. Part 2: Analysis, Monitoring, and Control of Software Architecture for System Qualities
    3. Part 3: Domain-specific Software Architecture and Software Qualities
  11. Chapter 1: Relating System Quality and Software Architecture: Foundations and Approaches
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
  12. Part I: Human-Centric Evaluation for Systems Qualities and Software Architecture
    1. Chapter 2: Exploring How the Attribute Driven Design Method Is Perceived
      1. Abstract
      2. Introduction
    2. Chapter 3: Harmonizing the Quality View of Stakeholders
      1. Abstract
      2. Acknowledgment
      3. Introduction
    3. Chapter 4: Optimizing Functional and Quality Requirements According to Stakeholders’ Goals
      1. Abstract
      2. Acknowledgment
      3. Introduction
  13. Part II: Analysis, Monitoring, and Control of Software Architecture for System Qualities
    1. Chapter 5: HASARD: A Model-Based Method for Quality Analysis of Software Architecture
      1. Abstract
      2. Acknowledgments
      3. Introduction
    2. Chapter 6: Lightweight Evaluation of Software Architecture Decisions
      1. Abstract
      2. Acknowledgments
      3. Introduction
    3. Chapter 7: A Rule-Based Approach to Architecture Conformance Checking as a Quality Management Measure
      1. Abstract
      2. Introduction
    4. Chapter 8: Dashboards for Continuous Monitoring of Quality for Software Product under Development
      1. Abstract
      2. Introduction
  14. Part III: Domain-Specific Software Architecture and Software Qualities
    1. Chapter 9: Achieving Quality in Customer-Configurable Products
      1. Abstract
      2. Introduction
    2. Chapter 10: Archample—Architectural Analysis Approach for Multiple Product Line Engineering
      1. Abstract
      2. Acknowledgments
      3. Introduction
    3. Chapter 11: Quality Attributes in Medical Planning and Simulation Systems
      1. Abstract
      2. Introduction
    4. Chapter 12: Addressing Usability Requirements in Mobile Software Development
      1. Abstract
      2. Introduction
    5. Chapter 13: Understanding Quality Requirements Engineering in Contract-Based Projects from the Perspective of Software Architects: An Exploratory Study
      1. Abstract
      2. Acknowledgments
      3. Introduction
  15. Glossary
  16. Author Index
  17. Subject Index

Product information

  • Title: Relating System Quality and Software Architecture
  • Author(s): Ivan Mistrik, Rami Bahsoon, Peter Eeles, Roshanak Roshandel, Michael Stal
  • Release date: July 2014
  • Publisher(s): Morgan Kaufmann
  • ISBN: 9780124171688