The reuse capability model: a basis for improving an organization´s reuse capability

The author discusses a reuse capability model that is being developed by the Software Productivity Consortium to serve as a basis for understanding and improving an organization´s reuse capability. Companies apply the reuse capability model in conjunction with the consortium´s reuse adoption process and reuse economics model to aid the organization in making an intelligent business decision on how to practice reuse. The reuse capability model includes an assessment model for identifying an organization´s strengths and improvement opportunities and an implementation model to serve as a framework for establishing goals and selecting strategies for evolving an organization´s reuse practice. An initial model is described along with the rationale and steps taken in developing it