4.3: Depth
Determine the Depth of the Architecture Other Information:
Care should be taken to judge the appropriate level of detail to be captured based on the intended use and scope of the EA
and executive decisions to be made using the EA. It is important that a consistent and equal level of depth be completed in
each view and perspective. If pertinent characteristics are omitted, the architecture may not be useful. If unnecessary characteristics
are included, the architecture effort may prove infeasible given the time and resources available, or the architecture may
be confusing and/or cluttered with details that are superfluous. EA characteristics are influenced by the focus: whether primarily
capturing the baseline vs. the target and vice-versa. It is equally important to predict the future uses of the architecture
so that, within resource limitations, the architecture can be structured to accommodate future tailoring, extension, or reuse.
The depth and detail of the EA needs to be sufficient for its purpose.
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