Software Architect's Handbook

Design objectives

Design objectives focus on the purpose of the specific architecture design. For the particular design in question, what are the reasons behind why the software is being designed?

The design objectives influence the design and are therefore one of the architectural drivers. A common design objective is to design an architecture for a solution, prior to development. The overall objective is to facilitate the implementation of a solution that will satisfy requirements.

This type of design objective might be for a greenfield or a brownfield type of system. As we already explored, the differences between these types of systems might lead you to focus on different design objectives.

Designing a software architecture for development ...