Adding Agility to Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method for Mapping on Crystal

Abstract

Agile process models have evolved in the recent past to overcome the problems associated with traditional models however, these are facing many challenges. One of these challenges is the lack of proper software architecture evaluation method (SAEM) suitable for agile process models. Our research focuses on developing a suitable SAEM for agile process models. Crystal being a light weight agile process model and architecture tradeoff analysis method (ATAM) being a robust SAEM, we need some modifications in ATAM so that it can be mapped for Crystal. This mapping is very crucial because without proper evaluation, agile models can suffer with severe quality drawbacks as well as maintenance problems. We have excluded some phases in ATAM to make it suitable for Crystal. We also performed different surveys on agile process models and SAEM from professional and academic domains.