Wikis are becoming increasingly popular knowledge management systems in both software engineering research and practice. In this experience paper we explore the applicability of wikis in the software architecting process, a process which is knowledge-intensive in nature. To this end we report on our experiences with creating and using a wiki environment in the architecture department of a large organization. Next we compare this wiki to existing tools for architectural knowledge management. It turns out that whereas existing tools are stronger in codifying specific architectural knowledge concepts, a wiki prevails as versatile and all-round knowledge management environment. To assist researchers and practitioners in setting up such an environment, we conclude this paper by proposing a number of dos and don’ts for wiki usage in the software architecting process.
%0 Journal Article
%1 FarenhorstVliet2008
%A Farenhorst, Rik
%A van Vliet, Hans
%B Wiki4SE at WikiSym'08, September 8, 2008, Porto, Portugal
%D 2008
%K comparison knowledge-sharing wiki
%T Experiences with a Wiki to Support Architectural Knowledge Sharing
%U http://doc-it.fe.up.pt/wikis4se/Experiences_with_a_Wiki_to_Support_Architectural_Knowledge_Sharing
%X Wikis are becoming increasingly popular knowledge management systems in both software engineering research and practice. In this experience paper we explore the applicability of wikis in the software architecting process, a process which is knowledge-intensive in nature. To this end we report on our experiences with creating and using a wiki environment in the architecture department of a large organization. Next we compare this wiki to existing tools for architectural knowledge management. It turns out that whereas existing tools are stronger in codifying specific architectural knowledge concepts, a wiki prevails as versatile and all-round knowledge management environment. To assist researchers and practitioners in setting up such an environment, we conclude this paper by proposing a number of dos and don’ts for wiki usage in the software architecting process.
@article{FarenhorstVliet2008,
abstract = {Wikis are becoming increasingly popular knowledge management systems in both software engineering research and practice. In this experience paper we explore the applicability of wikis in the software architecting process, a process which is knowledge-intensive in nature. To this end we report on our experiences with creating and using a wiki environment in the architecture department of a large organization. Next we compare this wiki to existing tools for architectural knowledge management. It turns out that whereas existing tools are stronger in codifying specific architectural knowledge concepts, a wiki prevails as versatile and all-round knowledge management environment. To assist researchers and practitioners in setting up such an environment, we conclude this paper by proposing a number of dos and don’ts for wiki usage in the software architecting process. },
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author = {Farenhorst, Rik and van Vliet, Hans},
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timestamp = {2009-01-22T11:30:37.000+0100},
title = {Experiences with a Wiki to Support Architectural Knowledge Sharing},
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year = 2008
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