'''ATAM''' stands for '''Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method'''.
It was developed by the [http://www.sei.cmu.edu [Software Engineering Institute]] at the [[Carnegie Mellon University]]. Its purpose is to help choose a suitable architecture for a software system by discovering tradeoffs and sensitivity points. A risk mitigation method that can occur early in the software development life cycle when it is relatively inexpensive to change architectural decisions.
Its purpose is to help choose a suitable architecture for a software system by discovering tradeoffs and sensitivity points. A risk mitigation method that can occur early in the software development life cycle when it is relatively inexpensive to change architectural decisions.
