An architecture as a code framework to manage documentation of IT projects

Abstract

Purpose In the present article, the authors tackle the problem of IT documentation, which plays an important role in information technology (IT) project management. Design/methodology/approach They provide a simple tool based on five complementary views, which should be detailed by the project team using a classic source code management platform. Findings The proposed tool is open source and may be reused by any IT team in various project contexts and heterogeneous development methods. Originality/value This research provides an operational framework, which facilitates IT project management and documentation. The framework is open source and may be easily downloaded by any other IT team.