Activity 9Response Measure Straw Man

The goal of a response measure straw man is to give stakeholders something to beat up until they arrive at their own answers. We do this by inventing a reasonable response measure for some quality attribute scenario as a way to kickstart discussions. The straw man technique works with other architecturally significant requirements discussed in Chapter 5, Dig for Architecturally Significant Requirements.

Benefits

  • Provides an example of a measurable response and response measure
  • Jump-starts thinking about quality attribute scenarios
  • Overcomes blank-page syndrome by providing something to edit instead of creating response measures from scratch

Activity Timing

Varies, often combined with other activities

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