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Over the years , I've seen many projects that have failed, or struggled, to cross the bridge between new product invention and creating a winning solution. This book provides a practical set of guidelines-it's a useful, and usable, book."-Dan'l Lewin,Corporate Vice President of Microsoft .NET Business Development

The real magic happens where business and technology ideas meet. This book will help you make the connection."-David A. Lancashire,CEO, Geniant

Successfully managing the relationship between business and technology is a daunting task faced by all companies in the twenty-first century. Beyond Software Architecture is a practical guide to properly managing this mission-critical relationship. In our modern economy, every software decision can have a significant impact on business; conversely, most business decisions will influence a software application's viability. This book contains keen insights and useful lessons about creating winning software solutions in the context of a real-world business.

Software should be designed to deliver value to an organization, but all too often it brings turmoil instead. Powerful applications are available in the marketplace , but purchasing or licensing these technologies does not guarantee success. Winning solutions must be properly integrated into an organization's infrastructure.

Software expert Luke Hohmann teaches you the business ramifications of software-architecture decisions, and further instructs you on how to understand and embrace the business issues that must be resolved to achieve software success. Using this book as a roadmap, business managers and development teams can safely navigate the minefield of important decisions that they face on a regular basis. The resulting synergy between business and technology will allow you to create winning technology solutions, and ensure your organization's success--now and in the future.

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Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions
By Luke  Hohmann
Publisher	: Addison Wesley
Pub Date	: January 30, 2003
ISBN	: 0-201-77594-8
Pages	: 352
	Copyright
		Advance praise for Beyond Software Architecture
		The Addison-Wesley Signature Series
		Foreword by Martin Fowler
		Foreword by Guy Kawasaki
		Preface
			Acknowledgments
		Chapter  1.   Software Architecture
			Defining Software Architecture
			Alternative Thoughts on Software Architecture
			Why Software Architecture Matters
			Creating an Architecture
			Patterns and Architecture
			Architectural Evolution and Maturation: Features versus Capabilities
			Architectural Care and Feeding
			Principles First, Second, and Third
			Creating Architectural Understanding
			The Team
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  2.   Product Development Primer
			What Is Product Management?
			Why Product Management Matters
			Product Development Processes: Creating Release 1.0
			It Isn't Like That
			The Business Plan
			Product Development Processes: Creating Release n.n.n
			Augmenting the Product Development Process
			Crucial Product Management Concepts
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  3.   The Difference between Marketecture and Tarchitecture
			Who Is Responsible for What?
			Early Forces in Solution Development
			Creating Results in the Short Run while Working in the Long Run
			Projecting the Future
			Harnessing Feedback
			Generating Clarity
			Working in Unison
			Context Diagrams and Target Products
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  4.   Business and License Model Symbiosis
			Common Software Business Models
			Rights Associated with Business Models
			Tarchitectural Support for the Business Model
			Enforcing Licensing Models
			Market Maturity Influences on the Business Model
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  5.   Technology In-Licensing
			Licensing Risks/Rewards
			ContractsWhere the Action Is
			When Business Models Collide, Negotiations Ensue
			Honoring License Agreements
			Managing In-Licensed Technology
			Open Source Licensing
			License Fees
			Licensing Economics
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  6.   Portability
			The Perceived Advantages of Portability
			The Business Case for Portability
			Creating Portable Applications
			The Matrix of Pain
			Beware the Promises You Make
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  7.   Deployment Architecture
			Deployment Choices
			Customer Influences on Deployment Architectures
			Corporate Influences on Deployment Architecture
			Choosing a Software Deployment Architecture
			Deployment Architectures and the Distribution of Work
			The Information Appliance
			Deployment Choice Influences on Software Architecture
			The Future of Consumer Software
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  8.   Integration and Extension
			Customer ControlThe Driving Force
			Layered Business Architectures: Logical Structures
			Creating Layered Business Architectures
			Integration and Extension at the Business Logic Layers
			Integration and Extension of Persistent Data
			Business Ramifications
			Managing APIs over Multiple Releases
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  9.   Brand and Brand Elements
			Brand Elements
			Managing In-License Brands
			Brand Element Customizations
			Changing Brand Elements
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  10.   Usability
			Usability Is about Money
			Mental Models, Metaphors, and Usability
			Tarchitectural Influences on User Interface Design
			The Need for Speed
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  11.   Installation
			The Out of Box Experience
			Ouch! That Might Hurt
			Installation and Architecture
			How to Install
			Finishing Touches
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  12.   Upgrade
			Like Installation, Only Worse
			Making Upgrades Less Painful
			Market Maturity and Upgrades
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  13.   Configuration
			ConfigurabilityAn Element of Usability
			The System Context
			Initialization versus Execution
			Setting the Value
			Setting the Right Value
			Configuration Parameter Heuristics
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  14.   Logs
			I Want to Know What's Happening
			Not Just the Facts
			Log Format and Management
			Postprocessing Log Data
			Logging Services
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  15.   Release Management
			Yes, You Really Need This
			Establishing a Baseline
			Release Management
			Release Identification
			SKUs and Serial Numbers
			Release Management Influences on Tarchitecture
			Chapter Summary
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		Chapter  16.   Security
			Viruses, Hackers, and Pirates
			Digital Identity Management
			Transaction Security
			Software Security
			Information Security
			Secret Algorithms or Secret Keys?
			Back Doors
			Security and Marketecture
			Chapter Summary
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		Appendix  A.   Release Checklist
			Tracking Information
			Engineering/Development
			Quality Assurance
			Technical Publications
			Core Product Management
			Knowledge TransferProfessional Services
			Knowledge TransferSales and the Channel
			Knowledge TransferTechnical Support
			Release Activities
		Appendix  B.   A Pattern Language for Strategic Product Management
			Applying The Patterns
			Capturing and Sharing the Result
			Market Map
			Market Events/Market Rhythms
			Feature/Benefit Map
			The Tarchitecture Roadmap
		References
		Bibliography
			Software DevelopmentPeople and Project Management
			Software DevelopmentConfiguration Management
			Software DevelopmentCode and Selected Technologies
			Product Management / Marketing
			Business Classics
			Software Architecture
		About Luke Hohmann
		Index