The Purpose of An Architecture Description
According to IEEE 1471 an architecture description can be used for the following:
- Expression of the system and its evolution
- Communication among the system stakeholders
- Evaluation and comparison of architectures in a consistent manner
- Planning, managing, and executing the activities of system development
- Expression of the persistent characteristics and supporting principles of a system to guide acceptable change
- Verification of a system implementation’s compliance with an architectural description
- Recording contributions to the body of knowledge of software-intensive systems architecture
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