Method framework for engineering system architectures / Firesmith, Donald G...[et. al.]

"An Auerbach book."

Introduction;
System architecture engineering challenges;
system architecture engineering principles;
MFESA: An overview;
MFESA: The ontology of concept and terminology;
Task 1: Plan and resources the architecture engineering effort;
Task 2: Identify the architecture drivers;
Task 3: Create the first versions of the most important architectural models;
Task 4: Identify opportunities for the reuse of architectural elements;
Task 5: Create the candidate architectural vision;
Task 6: Analyze reusable components and their sources;
Task 7: Select the most suitable architectural vision;
Task 8: Complete the architectural and its representations;
Task 9: Evaluate and accept the architecture;
Task 10: Maintain the architecture and its representations;
MFESA method components: Architectural workers;
MFESA: The metamethod for creating endeavor-specific methods;
Architecture and Quality;
Conclusion.