Quantitative measures for software Architecture quality evaluation
summary
Proposes a lightweight, checklist-style evaluation questionnaire that maps prioritized requirements to twelve quality attributes, uses an enhanced architecture document capturing rationale, and scores answers on a 1–5 scoring scale to produce a numeric quality score. Applies domain + technical evaluators, allows go/no‑go or targeted refinements, and pairs with POCs or simulations for performance/security checks. Pilot on a pricing architecture at Red Hat cuts review feedback from 4–6 weeks to under 24 hours.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and motivation
- 2:08Why architecture evaluation matters
- 7:25Common evaluation methods
- 13:21Quantifying architecture quality
- 16:11Structured evaluation process
- 23:09Evaluation questionnaire examples
- 29:14Real-world application results
- 30:43Q&A session
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