Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems

John K. Bergey, Matthew Fisher
2018
Software architecture is critical to the quality of a software-intensive system. For an acquisition organization, such as the Department of Defense (DoD), the ability to evaluate software architectures early in an acquisition can have a favorable impact on the delivered system. This technical note discusses the role of software architecture evaluations in a system acquisition and describes the contractual elements that are needed to accommodate architecture evaluations in an acquisition. The
more » ... e then provides an example of contractual language that incorporates the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) as a software architecture evaluation method in a system acquisition.
doi:10.1184/r1/6585668 fatcat:iezckcwxfnefdfpmh435eso3ge