commit 1bd42547ccd1c2e82144ddaeeb0a819f98b8b5ca
author jruehlin <jruehlin> Wed Aug 13 04:15:32 2008 +0000
committer jruehlin <jruehlin> Wed Aug 13 04:15:32 2008 +0000
tree 9427a551b77ee610e258ac7e193df87c76bc561f
parent a800ea12b51d6699a3e9542cdfefe23d23dda8a4

Improved pratice purpose.

libraries/EPF_Practices_Library/practice.tech.evolutionary_arch.base/guidances/practices/evolutionary_arch.xmi

diff --git a/libraries/EPF_Practices_Library/practice.tech.evolutionary_arch.base/guidances/practices/evolutionary_arch.xmi b/libraries/EPF_Practices_Library/practice.tech.evolutionary_arch.base/guidances/practices/evolutionary_arch.xmi
index b36d693..5027573 100644
--- a/libraries/EPF_Practices_Library/practice.tech.evolutionary_arch.base/guidances/practices/evolutionary_arch.xmi
+++ b/libraries/EPF_Practices_Library/practice.tech.evolutionary_arch.base/guidances/practices/evolutionary_arch.xmi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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+    name="new_practice,_uVnpQB4qEd2bS8fFOQ7WWA" guid="-TleqHW_wvIYc0qLQgZUchA" changeDate="2008-08-12T21:13:38.107-0700"
     version="7.5.0">
   <mainDescription>&lt;h3>&#xD;
     The Essence of Evolutionary Architecture&#xD;
@@ -59,21 +59,33 @@
     &lt;/li>&#xD;
 &lt;/ul>&lt;br /></additionalInfo>
   <problem>&lt;p>&#xD;
-    &lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>This practice improves quality and productivity by reducing the need to make time consuming error&#xD;
-    prone fixes to late detected problems that result from architectural flaws.&lt;/span>&amp;nbsp; This is possible because you&#xD;
-    validate the architecture early and correct any key architectural problems before the majority of development is&#xD;
-    done.&lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span>&#xD;
+    &lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>The Evolutionary Architecture practice describes how to incrementally build and improve the software&#xD;
+    architecture while uncovering and addressing architectural issues during software development. This reduces technical&#xD;
+    risk&amp;nbsp;without requiring significant up-front architectural effort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span>&#xD;
 &lt;/p>&#xD;
 &lt;p>&#xD;
-    &lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>This practice reduces time to market by focusing on reuse.&lt;/span>&amp;nbsp; It improves the consistency&#xD;
-    and maintainability of the system by incorporating lessons learned from development back into the architecture and&#xD;
-    applying those lessons to the rest of development.&lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span>&#xD;
+    &lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>This practice:&lt;/span>&#xD;
 &lt;/p>&#xD;
-&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal c2&quot;>&#xD;
-    &lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>This practice improves predictability by identifying and implementing the highest risk technical areas&#xD;
-    first.&lt;/span>&amp;nbsp; It improves your team’s responsiveness to change by shortening the architecture cycle and&#xD;
-    minimizing time wasted in architecture scrap and rework when changes arise.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xD;
-&lt;/p></problem>
+&lt;ul>&#xD;
+    &lt;li>&#xD;
+        &lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>Improves quality and productivity by reducing the need to make time consuming error prone fixes to&#xD;
+        late detected problems that result from architectural flaws.&lt;/span>&amp;nbsp; This is possible because&amp;nbsp;the&#xD;
+        architecture is validated&amp;nbsp;early and key architectural problems are corrected&amp;nbsp;before the majority of&#xD;
+        development is done.&lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span>&#xD;
+    &lt;/li>&#xD;
+    &lt;li>&#xD;
+        &lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>Reduces time to market by focusing on reuse.&lt;/span>&amp;nbsp; It improves the consistency and&#xD;
+        maintainability of the system by incorporating lessons learned from development back into the architecture and&#xD;
+        applying those lessons to the rest of development.&lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span>&#xD;
+    &lt;/li>&#xD;
+    &lt;li>&#xD;
+        &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal c2&quot;>&#xD;
+            &lt;span class=&quot;c1&quot;>Improves predictability by identifying and implementing the highest risk technical areas&#xD;
+            first.&lt;/span>&amp;nbsp; It improves the team’s responsiveness to change by shortening the architecture cycle and&#xD;
+            minimizing time wasted in architecture scrap and rework when changes arise.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xD;
+        &lt;/div>&#xD;
+    &lt;/li>&#xD;
+&lt;/ul></problem>
   <application>&lt;h3>&#xD;
     How to Read this Practice&#xD;
 &lt;/h3>&#xD;