The Reference Architecture Distilling Method
The Reference Architecture Distilling Method
The Reference Architecture Distilling Method (RADIST) is a structured approach to creating reference architectures for high-tech product families, driven by customer and business values.
The Reference Architecture Distilling Method (RADIST) is a structured approach to creating reference architectures for high-tech product families, driven by customer and business values.
Why RADIST matters?
- Builds your architecture step by step (see Figure 4)
- Unlocks opportunities for reuse and platform development
- Provides a baseline for roadmaps, portfolio strategy, and feature planning
RADIST starts with analyzing customer and business values, then maps customer and system workflows, defines functional and strategic system decompositions, and validates against current realizations. This systematic process links all architectural layers (CAFCR aspects included) to foster system thinking across your organization.