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e quality of the architectural representations suffers.•
e architects’ productivity suffers.•
Mitigations. − To avoid or mitigate the negative consequences of this pitfall:
To the extent practical, use architectural modeling tools such as CAD/CAM tools.•
Use whiteboards for initial informal modeling.•
Use general-purpose drawing tools when necessary to create models that are not sup-•
ported by architectural tools.
Use popular design tools to capture appropriate models.•
Use multiple architecture tools to support the different architecture models.•
Prefer tools that store data in readable formats such as XML.•
Develop simple applications to port data between the tools and to check the consi ...