The GRIFFIN Project: Lessons learned

Abstract

GRIFFIN is a joint research project of the VU University Amsterdam and the University of Groningen. The GRIFFIN project develops notations, tools and associated methods to extract, represent and use architectural knowledge that currently is not documented or represented in the system. The research is carried out in a consortium with various industries, both large and small, that provide case studies and give regular feedback. Paraphrasing [327], the goal of the GRIFFIN project can be summarized as What architects know, and how they know it. In this chapter, we give an overview of the results of the GRIFFIN project, and lessons learned with respect to software architecture knowledge management. © 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.