Bahsoon, R and Emmerich, W (2004) Evaluating architectural stability with real options theory. In: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Maintenance, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (443 - 447). IEEE Computer Society Press
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Abstract
Architectural stability refers to the extent to which a software architecture is flexible enough to respond to changes in stakeholders? requirements and the environment. We contribute to a novel model that exploits options theory to evaluate architectural stability. We describe how we have derived the model: the analogy and assumptions made; its formulation and possible interpretations. We use a refactoring case study to empirically evaluate the model. The results show that the model can provide insights into architectural stability and investment decisions related to the evolution of software systems.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Evaluating architectural stability with real options theory |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/ICSM.2004.1357832 |
| Additional information: | Imported via OAI, 7:29:01 5th Jul 2005 |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Computer Science |
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