Knowledge Nugget

Analysis of an architectural design
person Author: Process Fellows
The analysis of an architectural design is a substantive examination of the quality of an architecture. It should never depend on the background knowledge or experience of a single person. For this reason, the analysis must involve a (interdisciplinary) team of experts, be based on predefined criteria and the analysis method should be documented in a comprehensible manner. Examples of analysis criteria can be found in the Automotive Spice Guideline, but please do not hesitate to define additional criteria that are appropriate to the task and the environment!
Mapped with these items:
  • Automotive SPICE 4.0
    • SYS.3.BP3 Analyze system architecture.
    • SWE.2.BP3 Analyze software architecture.
    • HWE.2.BP4 Analyze the hardware architecture and the hardware detailed design.
  • Automotive SPICE Potential Analysis 1.0
    • SWDI.BP2 Specify and analyze software architectural design.
    • SYRD.BP2 Specify and analyze system architectural design.
  • Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity Engineering 2.0
    • SEC.2.BP4 Analyze architecture for weaknesses.