2011
Developing Architecture-Centric Engineering Within TSP
Architecture Centric Engineering (ACE) , Architecture Documentation , Architecture Driven Design (ADD) , Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) , Quality Attribute Workshop , Team Software Process (TSP) No Comments »By Felix Bachmann,
Senior Member of the Technical Staff,
Research, Technology, and System Solutions
Bursatec,
the technology arm of Groupo Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV, the
Mexican Stock Exchange), recently embarked on a project to replace three
existing trading engines with one system developed in house. Given the
competitiveness of global financial markets and recent interest in Latin
American economies, Bursatec needed a reliable and fast new system that
could work ceaselessly throughout the day and handle sharp fluctuations
in trading volume. To meet these demands, the SEI suggested combining
elements of its Architecture Centric Engineering (ACE) method, which requires effective use of software architecture to guide system development, with its Team Software Process (TSP),
which teaches software developers the skills they need to make and
track plans and produce high-quality products. This posting—the first in
a two-part series—describes the challenges Bursatec faced and outlines
how working with the SEI and combining ACE with TSP helped them address
those challenges.
Software sustainment is growing in importance as the 
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