Relating System Quality and Software Architecture
by Ivan Mistrik, Rami Bahsoon, Peter Eeles, Roshanak Roshandel, Michael Stal
Glossary
ANP The analytic network process (ANP) used in multi-criteria decision analysis. ANP structures a decision problem into a network with goals, decision criteria, and alternatives, then uses a system of pairwise comparisons to measure the weights of the components of the structure, and finally to rank the alternatives in the decision.
Architectural decision A design decision is a decision about the structure, behavior, or key properties of software system made to resolve specific problems. Architectural decisions are those decisions that impact software system’s architecture and system quality. Design decisions may be reused.
Architecture Trade-off Analysis Method (ATAM) A scenario-based software architecture evaluation methodology ...
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