How to Start and Institutionalize Architecture Evaluation?

Abstract

Here, we will offer guidance on how to get started with architecture evaluation and how to institutionalize it in one’s own company. There are many good opportunities for doing a first and beneficial architecture evaluation—new development, modernization of a system, or selection of new technologies. We will share best practices regarding how to have a successful start and how this success can be sustained. Finally, we will look at more sophisticated architecture evaluation methods and how the discipline can be further improved with even more dedicated guidance or a higher degree of automation, for example by integrating repeated compliance checks into the build process.