Software Systems Architecture: Working with Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives, Second Edition

22. The Operational Viewpoint

Considerable effort is spent defining the architecture and design of today’s large systems. However, it is rare in our experience to find a system for which comparable consideration is given to how the system will be controlled, managed, and monitored. The aim of the Operational viewpoint is to identify a system-wide strategy for addressing the operational concerns of the system’s stakeholders and to identify solutions that address these.

For a large information system, the Operational view focuses on concerns that help ensure that the system is a reliable and effective part of the commissioning enterprise’s information ...