Which three artifacts does the assessment team create when conducting an ATAM evaluation? (Choose three.)

The Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) is a structured technique for evaluating a software architecture's fitness concerning its quality attribute goals. During an ATAM evaluation, the assessment team collaborates with stakeholders to create several key artifacts. The primary outputs include a utility tree (also called a quality tree) which captures and prioritizes quality attribute requirements as concrete scenarios. These scenarios are then used to analyze the architecture, leading to the identification of risks, non-risks, sensitivity points, and tradeoff points. Therefore, the quality tree, the scenarios, and the list of architectural risks are all core artifacts created by the assessment team during the evaluation.

A. This is a general quality management task, not a specific output of an ATAM evaluation, which focuses on architectural analysis.

D. The ATAM process uses the concept of quality models to build a specific utility tree, but it does not create a new, generic quality model.

E. Architecture documentation is a primary input to the ATAM process. It is created by the architect and provided to the assessment team for analysis.

F. This describes an analysis activity rather than a final, documented artifact. The results of this activity are captured in the risk list and utility tree.

1. Clements

P.

Kazman

R.

& Klein

M. (2002). Evaluating Software Architectures: Methods and Case Studies. Addison-Wesley Professional. In Chapter 5

"The Outputs of an ATAM Evaluation

" the key outputs are listed as the utility tree

a set of scenarios

and the identified architectural risks

non-risks

sensitivity points

and tradeoffs (pp. 87-89).

2. Software Engineering Institute

Carnegie Mellon University. (2006). Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM). The ATAM process description explicitly lists the utility tree

scenarios

and risks as primary outputs created during the evaluation. Architecture documentation is listed as a required input.

3. International Software Architecture Qualification Board (ISAQB). (2023). Curriculum for Certified Professional for Software Architecture - Foundation Level (CPSA-F). Section 4.3.2

"Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM)

" describes the method's results

which include "documented risks and non-risks" and the use of a "utility tree" to document quality requirements in the form of scenarios.