
Task 9: Evaluate and Accept the Architecture 267
14.9 Pitfalls
Avoid the following common pitfalls associated with performing the Evaluate and Accept the
Architecture task and mitigate their negative consequences when they occur:
Disagreement exists over the need to perform evaluations. N
Consensus does not exist on the evaluation’s scope. N
It is difficult to schedule the evaluations. N
Management provides insufficient evaluation resources. N
ere are too few evaluations. N
ere are too many evaluations. N
How good is good enough? N
Evaluations are not sufficiently independent. N
e evaluators are inadequate. N
Evaluations only verify the ea