“Basiswissen für Softwarearchitekten” can be pre-ordered now!

The 6th updated and revised edition of “Basiswissen für Softwarearchitekten: Aus- und Weiter­bildung nach iSAQB-Standard zum Certified Profes­sional for Software Architecture — Foundation Level” written Mahbouba Gharbi, Prof. Dr. Arne Koschel, Prof. Dr. Andreas Rausch and Dr. Gernot Starke can now be pre-ordered. It comple­ments the official iSAQB Foundation Level training and helps deepen the knowledge while preparing for the certification exam.

About the book:

Software architecture is a key success factor for software projects. In the sense of a systematic design, it ensures that quality requirements such as exten­si­bility, flexi­bility, perfor­mance or time-to-market can be met.

The book “Basiswissen für Softwarearchitekten” provides the necessary knowledge and skills to design a problem-adequate software architecture for systems.

It deals with

• important terms and concepts of software architecture
• basic techniques and methods for design and development
• the description, commu­ni­cation and quality assurance of software architectures
• the role, tasks and working environment of software architects
• categories and decision criteria for the selection of specific tools

The book is based on the syllabus for the “Certified Profes­sional for Software Architecture — Foundation Level” (CPSA‑F), version 2025.1, of the Inter­na­tional Software Architecture Quali­fi­cation Board (iSAQB) and is therefore not only ideal for exam prepa­ration, but also serves as a compact basic work on these topics in practice and at universities.

Quick Facts:

• Publisher: dpunkt.verlag GmbH
• Publi­cation date: July 31, 2025
• Edition: 6th, revised and updated
• Language: German
• Techniques and methods for design, documen­tation and quality assurance
• With practical examples, exam tasks and glossary
• The 6th edition is up-to-date to the iSAQB syllabus version 2025.1

The book can be pre-ordered here:

• Amazon
• Beck Shop
• Osiander

About the authors:

Mahbouba Gharbi is Managing Director and Chief Architect at ITech Progress GmbH and an active member of the iSAQB. She is a self-confessed software architecture fan, author of numerous specialist articles and a frequent speaker at inter­na­tional conferences.

Prof. Dr. Arne Koschel is a lecturer at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts with a focus on distributed (information) systems. He has many years of practical indus­trial experience in the devel­opment and architecture of distributed information systems. As a sideline, he consults and lectures on topics such as SOA, integration, middleware, EDA and cloud computing. He is an Active Board Member of the iSAQB.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Rausch heads the Chair of Software Systems Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology. He was and is active in indus­trial practice as a consultant and leading software architect for a number of large distributed software systems.

Dr. Gernot Starke, innoQ Fellow, works as a consultant for methodical software architecture, technology management and project organi­zation. He has been designing the architecture of software systems of various sizes for more than 15 years.