Quality Attribute Workshops (QAWs) Third Edition

Abstract

The Quality Attribute Workshop (QAW) is a facilitated method that engages system stake- holders early in the life cycle to discover the driving quality attributes of a software-intensive system. The QAW was developed to complement the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method(SM) (ATAM(SM)) and provides a way to identify important quality attributes and clarify system requirements before the software architecture has been created. This is the third edition of a technical report describing the QAW. We have narrowed the scope of a QAW to the creation of prioritized and refined scenarios. This report describes the newly revised QAW and describes potential uses of the refined scenarios generated during it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA418428

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Lattanze
  • Charles Weinstock
  • Judith A. Stafford
  • Mario R. Barbacci
  • Robert J. Ellison

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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  • Advanced Electronics
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  • Computer science
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