Software Architecture Vision

This template helps you build a Software Architecture Vision and link it visually to your organization's goals and product vision, so all audiences understand how they're connected. It's part of the Software Architect's Toolbox.

• The Principles and Guidelines frame shows the connection between the organization's goals, the product vision, and the Technology and Architecture Principles and Guidelines. You can use it to create the Vision for the first time or to visualize these (existing) relationships for better communication across the organization.

• The Technology Adoption Table helps you explicitly categorize the programming languages, tools, frameworks, and ways of working at different adoption levels while connecting them to your principles. It's similar to a technology radar, but the categories and the visualization are slightly different (same as its overall intention). You can add items to four different columns: current, target, trial, and avoid.

• The Current State and Vision frame is an empty canvas for you to include a combined view of the current state of your architecture and the one you aim to have, describing how the changes will tackle the existing bottlenecks and issues. You can also link them here if you prefer to use other diagramming sources.

• The Architecture Plan frame helps you create a high-level, visual planning template that you can use to collaboratively build your plan and split, link, and estimate its steps. Additionally, you can use it to communicate the strategy and required effort to stakeholders.

You can find complete examples and tips on the right side.

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