Title
An approach for software knowledge sharing based on architectural decisions
Abstract
In Software Architecture (SA), design decisions are considered valuable knowledge, and Architectural Knowledge (AK) is key to increase software quality. Several proposals address implementation of Knowledge Management for Software Architecture, but very few address sharing and distribution of AK. We propose that AK be shared as concrete usage scenarios, elicited from design meetings; this proposal builds on Knowledge Management sharing insights and on DVIA (Design Verbal Interventions Analysis), which identifies design decisions by mapping verbal interventions in recorded design meetings. Specifically, we show an scenario of decision impact analysis for introducing a new functional requirement. The approach was initially validated in a case study with undergraduate practitioners video-recorded while team-designing a command-and-control center for the pan-Andean spatial project. Initial qualitative results suggest that AK reuse is actually helped by sharing specific design scenarios.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/CLEI.2016.7833409
2016 XLII Latin American Computing Conference (CLEI)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Software architecture design,Architectural decisions,Knowledge sharing,Knowledge scenarios
Functional requirement,Knowledge sharing,Reuse,Knowledge management,Software,Software architecture,Engineering,Software quality,Architectural pattern,Process management
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2381-1609
978-1-5090-1634-1
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Gilberto Pedraza-Garcia1103.60
Hernán Astudillo226436.77
Darío Correal33113.38