\section{CBA: Conclusions, Benchmarking and Acknowledgements}

\subsection{Conclusions}

\FigureImposeWidth{MSmeddlerAndHeroes}{The meddling architect as complementing
factor in a team full of heroes}{.6\textwidth}

The work of the architect is always overlapping with the work of others,
see figure~\ref{fig:MSmeddlerAndHeroes}.
The integration of views is the main added value of the architect.
Sometimes the architect is meddling in the work area of specialists,
with the intention to serve the overall objective.
The architect can only be succesfull by virtue of the rest of the team,
so the architect is not the hero, all team members are heroes.

\subsection{Benchmarking}

\FigureImposeWidth{MSbenchmarking}{Positioning the \Gaudi research ambition
in the worldwide efforts}{.6\textwidth}

Most software engineering oriented institutes in the world, such as SEI(CMU)
stress the importance of systematic approaches and the use of processes.
This emphasis often results in formalization,
which endangers the flexibility and adaptivity
to fast changing technology and markets\footnote{Strictly speaking
formalization and agility are not contradictions.
Agile formalization can be supportive. The actual danger is
in the less skilled people applying the systematic approaches
in rigid ways.}

For wider scopes formalization is more difficult and less fruitful.
Insight, understanding and overview are more important in a broad
perspective. Figure~\ref{fig:MSbenchmarking} positions several worldwide
activities with respect to formalization level and scope.

The System Engineering community, which is mostly flourishing in the military
and aerospace industry, is very mature with respect to requirements
engineering, stakeholders and life cycle management. Part of that
work is consolidated in ''standards'' for best practices, such as IEEE1471.

The ambition of the \Gaudi project is to provide more insight in the
{\it art} part of architecting, which quite often is related to
human aspects.

\subsection{Acknowledgements}

Figure~\ref{fig:MSacknowledgements} shows some of the participants of
the SARCH courses. The participants of these courses provide me always
with valuable feedback and often trigger new insights.

\FigureTextwidth{MSacknowledgements}{A small subset of contributors, here mostly
participants of the System Architecture course}

J\"{u}rgen M\"{u}ller again critically reviewed the presentation,
helped to streamline it and discussed the right sequence of presenting.
William van der Sterren and Peter van den Hamer suggested a lot of improvements.
Jaap van der Heijden pointed out the areas of interest for the target audience.

Pierre America, Jaap van der Heijden, Niek Lambert and
Milan van den Muyzenberg patiently listened to the trial run
and politely pointed out the missing steps and unclear issues.

\subsection{\Gaudi homepage}

\FigureImposeWidth{MSgaudiHomepage}{\Gaudi homepage}{.9\textwidth}

Figure~\ref{fig:MSgaudiHomepage} shows the URL for the \Gaudi homepage,
see\cite{www:SystemArchitectureHomePage} for the www internet URL.

See also the bibliography for more recommended reading.
\nocite{book:MythicalManMonth}
\nocite{book:TheArtOfSystemsArchitecting}

