Architecture Knowledge Management: Concepts, Technologies, Challenges

Summary form only given. In this tutorial, we highlight the benefits and challenges in capturing and managing software architecture knowledge for supporting an architecture-centric software development process. We discuss various approaches to characterize software architecture knowledge based on the requirements of a particular domain. We describe various concepts and approaches to manage the software architecture knowledge from both management and technical perspectives. We also demonstrate the utility of captured architecture knowledge to support software architecture activities with a case study covering the use of architecture knowledge management techniques and tools in an industrial project. The specific architecture knowledge management technology used during the tutorial is BRedB, a software tool developed in National ICT Australia. Finally, the ways in which Wikis can be used to manage architecture knowledge are discussed.