If a project has not achieved a system architecture, including its rationale, the project should not proceed to full-scale system development. Specifying the architecture as a deliverable enables its use throughout the development and maintenance process.


Barry Boehm (1995); quoted in: L. Bass, P. Clements, and R. Kazman (1998) Software Architecture in Practice, Addison Wesley Longman. Chapter 2

Barry Boehm Quotes

If a project has not achieved a system architecture, including its rationale, the project should not proceed to full-scale system development....

If a project has not achieved a system architecture, including its rationale, the project should not proceed to full-scale system development....

If a project has not achieved a system architecture, including its rationale, the project should not proceed to full-scale system development....

If a project has not achieved a system architecture, including its rationale, the project should not proceed to full-scale system development....