Chapter 5

HASARD

A Model-Based Method for Quality Analysis of Software Architecture

Hong Zhu1; Qian Zhang2; Yanlong Zhang3    1 Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK2 The National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China3 Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

Abstract

HASARD stands for Hazard Analysis of Software ARchitectural Designs. It is a model-based method for the analysis of software quality as entailed in software architectural designs. In this method, quality hazards are systematically explored, and their causes and effects are identified. The results of hazard analysis are then transformed into a graphical quality model of the system under assessment. Queries about quality-related properties of the system ...

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