The MBASE Life Cycle Architecture Milestone Package.

Boehm, Barry W.; Port, Daniel; Egyed, Alexander; Abi-Antoun, Marwan

The MBASE Life Cycle Architecture Milestone Package.

by Barry W. Boehm, Daniel Port, Alexander Egyed, Marwan Abi-Antoun

Abstract:

This paper summarizes the primary criteria for evaluating software/system architectures in terms of key system stakeholdersâ€™ concerns. It describes the Model Based Architecting and Software Engineering (MBASE) approach for concurrent definition of a systemâ€™s architecture, requirements, operational concept, prototypes, and life cycle plans. It summarizes our experiences in using and refining the MBASE approach on 31 digital library projects. It concludes that a Feasibility Rationale demonstrating consistency and feasibility of the various specifications and plans is an essential part of the architectureâ€™s definition, and presents the current MBASE annotated outline and guidelines for developing such a Feasibility Rationale.

Reference:

Barry W. Boehm, Daniel Port, Alexander Egyed, Marwan Abi-Antoun, "The MBASE Life Cycle Architecture Milestone Package.", pp. 511-528, 1999.

Bibtex Entry:

@Conference{DBLP:conf/wicsa/BoehmPEA99,
  Title                    = {The MBASE Life Cycle Architecture Milestone Package.},
  Author                   = {Barry W. Boehm and Daniel Port and Alexander Egyed and Marwan Abi-Antoun},
  Booktitle                = {1st Working IFIP International Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA), San Antonio, TX},
  Year                     = {1999},
  Pages                    = {511-528},

  Abstract                 = {This paper summarizes the primary criteria for evaluating software/system architectures in terms of key system stakeholdersâ€™ concerns. It describes the Model Based Architecting and Software Engineering (MBASE) approach for concurrent definition of a systemâ€™s architecture, requirements, operational concept, prototypes, and life cycle plans. It summarizes our experiences in using and refining the MBASE approach on 31 digital library projects. It concludes that a Feasibility Rationale demonstrating consistency and feasibility of the various specifications and plans is an essential part of the architectureâ€™s definition, and presents the current MBASE annotated outline and guidelines for developing such a Feasibility Rationale.},
  File                     = {The MBASE Life Cycle Architecture Milestone Package.:Conferences\\WICSA 1999 - The MBase Life Cycle Architecture Package Milestone\\The MBASE Life Cycle Architecture Milestone Package.pdf:PDF},
  Keywords                 = {process, architecture}
}