The bizarre assumption of functional decomposition
I ran into a friend today and, as friends often do, we let our conversation wander over the different "broken…
Non-Functional Requirements: the "All-Other" classification
I’ve seen various taxonomies of requirements. Like all taxonomies, any set of requirement types exists to classify or partition requirements…
"Correct" is a point of view
My friends in the Agile community have succeeded in drilling a concept into my thick skull so deeply that the…
Alignment – the missing Viewpoint
The (ISO Standard) RM-ODP model is a powerful and well reasoned mechanism for creating Architectural descriptions (“architectures”). Leveraging the IEEE-1471…
Understanding Governance as Decision Rights
Todd Biske, whom I respect for his writings on SOA, seemed to miss the mark in his recent blog post…
Extending Professional Software Architecture
Imagine a time when building architecture meant "sketches" that would vary from one architect to another, one type of building…