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Architecture Principle Specifications

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This chapter is concerned with the specification of architecture principles. The focus of this chapter is on the specification itself, and not on the process of specifying. It shows how architectural information, such as architecture principles, can be classified in multiple dimensions. Specifically, architecture principles can be classified along the dimensions: type of information, scope, genericity, detail level, stakeholder, transformation, quality attribute, meta-level and representation. The specification of architecture principles should follow the basic structure that consists of a statement, rationale and implications. Other attributes exist that may be relevant in specific situations. These attributes may also result from the relationships between architecture principles. Specifically, since architecture principles can have realization, specialization, conflict and association relationships with other architecture principles. Also, architecture principles should be clustered into sets, for manageability reasons. Finally, architecture principles should adhere to a number of quality criteria; they should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time framed.

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Greefhorst, D., Proper, E. (2011). Architecture Principle Specifications. In: Architecture Principles. The Enterprise Engineering Series, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20279-7_4

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