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  Software Architecture
architecture. They are included in the figure because of their interest in the estab-
lishment of the software architecture and their involvement with the software devel-
opment effort.
The definition of the software architecture is the responsibility of the SWE-IPT. 
This multidisciplinary team involves representatives from all of the technical organ-
izations involved in the software development effort. These representatives bring 
their technical knowledge and organizational interests to collaborate on the defini-
tion of the software architecture. The SWE-IPT is responsible for the generation 
and maintenance of diagrams, drawings, models, and documentation that comprise 
the product data package. The product data package provides the information nec-
essary to enable the software implementation team to design, code, and test (fabri-
cate) structural units, and to assemble, integrate, and test structural components into 
one or more complete software configuration items. The software data package is 
enhanced by the addition of the as-built documentation, generated during software 
implementation, which is necessary for software product sustainment. The soft-
ware product configuration audits are performed against the data package prior to 
deployment readiness review (DRR) to ensure that the product data package accu-
rately reflects the product implementation and incorporates all authorized change 
proposals.
FIGURE 3.1
Software architecture elements.

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