Effective Software Architecture: Building Better Software Faster

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: Software Architecture
	Fundamental Organization
	Of a System
	Embodied in Its Components
	Their Relationships to Each Other
	Their Relationships to the Environment
	Principles Governing Its Design
	And Evolution
	Summary
Chapter 2: Context
	Concepts
	Dependability
	Architecturally Significant Requirements
	Product Families
		One Product, Multiple Platforms
		Product Lines
		Product Suites
		Cross-Platform Platforms
	Building Platforms
	Standards
	Summary
Chapter 3: Change
	Stages of Change
	Types of Change
	Product-Driven Change
	Technology-Driven Change
	Simplicity
	Investment Mindset
	Incremental Delivery
	Architectural Evolution
	Summary
Chapter 4: Process
	Document the System
	Work Toward a Vision
	Write Change Proposals
	Maintain a Backlog
	Consider Alternatives
	Not Doing Things
	Urgent versus Important
	Redocument the System
	Summary
Chapter 5: Design
	How Architecture Accelerates Design
	How Design Forces Architectural Evolution
	Decomposition
	Composition
	Composition and Platforms
	Incrementalism
	Parallelism
	Organizational Structure
	Work in the Open
	Giving Up
	Done
	Summary
Chapter 6: Decisions
	Will More Information Help?
	What’s Happening in the Meantime?
	How Many Decisions Are in Play?
	What’s the Cost of Not Doing It?
	Can I Live with This Change?
	What Is the Cost of Getting This Wrong?
	How Much More Certain Can I Be?
	Is This My Decision to Make?
	Am I Aligned?
	Can I Document It?
	Summary
Chapter 7: Practices
	Backlog
	Catalogs
	Templates
	Reviews
	Status
	Velocity
	Thinking
	Summary
Chapter 8: Communication
	Mental Models
	Writing
	Talking
	Information Architecture
	Naming Things
	Dictionaries
	Listening
	Summary
Chapter 9: The Architecture Team
	Specialization
	Structure
	Leadership
	Responsibility
	Talent
	Diversity
	Culture
	Gathering
	Seminars and Summits
	Summary
Chapter 10: The Product Team
	Working with Development Methodologies
	Working with Product Management
		Helping Out
		Other Outcomes
		Setting Boundaries
	Working with User Experience
	Working with Program Management
	Working with Engineering
		Following Through
	Working with Testing
	Working with Operations
	Summary
Conclusion
References
Index
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