Architecture Techniques

Chapter 1 - Introduction

• Introductions
• Course Outline
• Handouts & Appendices
• Practical Application: Building Skills
• Practical Application: Filling Your Toolbox
• Course Evaluation & Questions
• Course Delivery Overview

Chapter 2 - Architecture Requirements

• Architecture Quality Attributes
• Quality of Service Requirement Categories
• Quality Attribute (QA)/Quality of Service (QoS) Definitions
• Trade-off Analysis
• Group Discussion: Trade-offs
• Requirement Patterns
• Example: Non-Functional Requirement Patterns
• Requirement Statement Best Practices
• Architecture Change Cases
• Elements of a Change Case
• Example: Change Case
• Eliciting Change Cases
• Group Discussion: Change Case
• Summary

Chapter 3 - Patterns

• What are Patterns?
• Elements of a Pattern
• Pattern Levels
• Pattern Types
• How to Start Using Patterns?
• Common Architectural Patterns
• Layers Pattern
• Example: Retail Layered Architecture
• Object-Oriented Design Patterns
• Structural Design Pattern: Facade Pattern Example
• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Messaging Systems: Overview
• Example Pattern: Pipes and Filters
• Monitoring Credit Bureau Example
• EAA Patterns
• Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern
• SOA Patterns
• Example: Saga Pattern
• Business Process Patterns
• Example: Synchronizing Merge Pattern
• Configuration Management Patterns
• New Patterns Continue to Emerge
• Group Discussion: Patterns
• Summary

Chapter 4 - Architecture Tactics

• Tactics
• Availability Tactics
• Modifiability Tactics
• Architectural Patterns and Corresponding Tactics for Modifiability
• Performance Tactics
• Security Tactics
• Testability Tactics
• Usability Tactics
• Approach for Describing Tactics
• Group Discussion: Tactics
• Pipes & Filters: Tactics
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): Tactics
• Summary

Chapter 5 - Architecture Techniques

• ATAM: Scenario-based Architecture Review
• Progressive Filtering
• Rubric
• Example: Service Design Rubric
• Example: Architecture Rubric
• Refactoring
• Think About the Future, But Wait to Act
• Feature Tree
• Decision Tables
• Decision Table Example
• Flowcharts
• Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) Analysis
• Example: SWOT Layout
• SWOT Steps
• Summary

Chapter 6 - Architecture Decision Documents

• Architectural Decision-making
• Architecture Decision Documents
• Sample 1: Work Queues
• Sample 1 Continued
• Sample 2: Business Rules
• Sample 2 Continued

Handout 1 - Quality Attribute (QA)/Quality of Service (QoS) Categories

• Introduction
• Quality Attributes

Handout 2 - Requirement Patterns

Handout 3 - Requirement Statement Checklist

• Introduction
• Requirement Statement Review Checklist

Handout 4 - Rubric Worksheet

Appendix A - Reference Library

• Industry Organizations
• References & Further Reading

Appendix B - Glossary

• ABC
• DEF
• GHI
• MNO
• PQR
• STU
• VWXYZ

Appendix C - Pattern List