3.7.3 The Architecture View Set in Action

Architecture Based Design™ (ABD™) is a system engineering design process being used at Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systems (LM M&DS). This process is based on the use of an Architecture View Set (AVS) to capture the executing architecture of a system This paper provides a case study of the use of the ABD™ process and the AVS to design and develop a system on a current program. These experiences are presented through a series of observations and conclusions about the impact of this methodology and its relationship to the following topics: ▪ Incremental Development Cycle ▪ Use of Composite Views ▪ Power of the Meta‐CASE Tool ▪ Customer Presentations ▪ Requirement Traceability ▪ Documentation Methods ▪ Relationships between the Views ▪ Executing vs. Construction Aspects ▪ Test Program