Different from the details of implementation, algorithms, and data representation, architecture holds the key to achieving system quality, is a reusable asset that can be applied to subsequent systems, and very important for a software organization's business strategy. New to this edition include topics: Architectural design and analysis, including the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (redundant) Record quality requirements and achieving them through quality scenarios and tactics Using architecture reconstruction to recover undocumented architectures Documenting architectures using the Unified Modeling Language (UML), new case studies, including web-based examples and a wireless Enterprise JavaBeans? (EJB) system designed to support the financial aspect of a wearable computer architecture, including the use of Cost Benefit Analysis Method (CBAM) to make decisions If you design, develop, or manage the construction of large software systems (or plan to do so), or if you are interested in obtaining such a system for your company or government agency, use Software Architecture in Practice, Second Edition, to get up to speed on the current state of software architecture.