Lightweight Architecture Reviews for Development Teams

Software architecture reviews find weaknesses and strengths of design approaches, support innovation and spread architectural knowledge among developers. Unfortunately, traditional review approaches are often heavyweight and almost ceremonial in nature. In various software projects we tested a new review approach and with the help of many practitioners and iterations it was transformed into a mature review method that is lightweight and easily adopted: LASR...

In this practical talk, I will introduce the latest version of LASR - the Lightweight Method for Software Reviews. As a "pre-mortem on steroids" the method uses typical risk areas derived from 100+ system and software reviews as a starting point. It leverages effective parts of other evaluation methods and is known for a quick first result and iterative refinement options. 

Following the book release and the subsequent wider adoption of LASR, this talk can provide practical insights and first-hand experience from different industries. Each participant gets access to support materials and plenty of tips for their own application.

Nutzen für den Teilnehmer:
Participants will gain condensed practical knowledge of a proven review approach. They will receive guidance and supporting materials, enabling them to directly apply the demonstrated method in their projects with their teams to uncover key risks or obtain an initial assessment of their solutions.

Behandelte Problemstellungen:
Software systems grow and evolve over time. How can one quickly get an overall impression of the system's quality?

Conventional evaluation methods, such as ATAM, are often challenging to apply. Are there approaches that are direct and easy to implement?

Thorough analysis methods often require many participants. How do reviews work even when done alone or without prior preparation?

Vortragssprache: Englisch
Level: Fortgeschrittene
Zielgruppe: Everyone involved in designing and developing software in teams who want to establish a lightweight approach to reflecting on their solutions.

Unternehmen:
embarc GmbH

Stefan Toth