Visual Architecting Process™ Action Guides
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  - Requirements
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- Conceptual Architecture
  - Requirements
  - Specification
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Click on the links to download the templates and/or Architecture Action Guides™.

• Use Case Description Action Guide (.pdf) ; Template (.doc)

• Quality Description Action Guide (.pdf); Template (.doc)

• Constraints Action Guide (.pdf); Template (.doc)

• Architecture Scorecard Action Guide (.pdf); Template (.doc)
   

• Conceptual Architecture Chapter, Software Architecture Action Guide by Ruth Malan and Dana Bredemeyer. See Table of Contents to download drafts of chapters. Join our mailing list to receive updates.

• We run open enrollment Software Architecture Workshops as well as in-house workshops. Team-focused workshops are highly energizing and productive, as we do important work on the team's architecture project, giving a huge boost to the project as well as providing a learning experience focused on the Visual Architecting Process. We also work with teams to tailor the process to best suit their project and organization.

Papers on Architecture Requirements

• Malan, R. A., and D. Bredemeyer,  "Defining Non-Functional Requirements" (nonFunctReq.pdf, 39kb), August 2001
• Malan, R. A., and D. Bredemeyer,  "Functional Requirements and Use Cases" (FunctReq.pdf, 39kb), June 1999.
• Malan, Ruth, "Architectural Requirements in the Visual Architecting Process," February 8, 2006.
• Malan, Ruth, "Requirements and Innovation," July 28, 2006.

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