Software Architect's Handbook

Step 1 – Identifying architecture objectives

The design process begins by identifying the objectives you want to achieve for the architecture. The purpose of this step is to ensure that the design process has clear objectives so that the solution focuses on the appropriate problems. Once design iterations start, we want to ensure that we are clear on the overall design problems that we are solving.

The various architectural drivers, such as design objectives, primary functional requirements, quality attribute scenarios, constraints, and architectural concerns all combine to form the architecture objectives. The software architect should also consider who will consume the architecture. The architecture design might be used by other architects, ...