Abstract :
This article explores the nontechnical aspects of formal architecture reviews-social, psychological, and managerial. Architecture reviews differ from other technical reviews because of their close relationship to a system´s business goals, so they need to be approached differently. The authors draw lessons from their experiences in reviewing and evaluating software and system architectures in a wide variety of application domains. They discuss the issues architects face when running such reviews, common pitfalls to avoid, and ways of increasing an organization´s chances of a successful review
Keywords :
psychology; social aspects of automation; software architecture; software development management; system monitoring; architecture evaluations; business goals; management; psychology; sociology; software architecture reviews; Computer architecture; Cost function; Government; Hardware; Inspection; Psychology; Scheduling; Software architecture; Software engineering; Time to market;
