ATAM Two-Phase Process Flow¶

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About This MicroSim¶

The complete ATAM process across three swim lanes (Preparation, Phase 1, and Phase 2), showing each activity, the participant role responsible, and the artifact produced, ending in the final report.

How to Use¶

Click any activity box to read what happens, who participates, and common pitfalls. Use Show Artifacts Only and Show Participants Only to emphasize the artifact flow or the participation pattern.

Iframe Embed Code¶

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        scrolling="no"></iframe>

Lesson Plan¶

Grade Level¶

Undergraduate / Professional

Duration¶

10-15 minutes

Prerequisites¶

An overview of what ATAM is.

Bloom's Taxonomy Level¶

Remember (L1)

Learning Objective¶

Students can recall the correct sequence of ATAM activities, identify which phase each belongs to, and name the artifact produced at each step.

Activities¶

Exploration (5 min): Students freely interact with the MicroSim to discover its behavior.
Guided Practice (5 min): Working from the learning objective above, students answer 2-3 focused questions posed by the instructor.
Discussion (5 min): Students share observations and connect them back to ATAM concepts.

Assessment¶

Ask students to reconstruct the activity order in each phase and name the artifact each step produces.

References¶

Bass, L., Clements, P., & Kazman, R. (2021). Software Architecture in Practice (4th ed.). Addison-Wesley.
Kazman, R., Klein, M., & Clements, P. (2000). ATAM: Method for Architecture Evaluation (CMU/SEI-2000-TR-004).