Title :
Product line engineering, the state of the practice
Author :
Birk, Andreas ; Heller, Gerald ; John, Isabel ; Schmid, Klaus ; von der Massen, T. ; Müller, Klaus
Author_Institution :
SD&M AG, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
Software product lines can be very powerful for ensuring quality, economic efficiency, and manageability of software system families. SPLs are relevant to large industrial enterprises that want to better manage their software-intensive systems´ development. They can also provide small start-ups with unique and striking business models. However, SPL technology can be difficult to implement and maintain. A work group comprising five organizations has investigated and compared SPL practices. The results detail the state of SPL practice.
Keywords :
software houses; software maintenance; software quality; software reusability; SPL practice; SPL technology; business models; economic efficiency; large industrial enterprises; product line engineering; software product lines; software system families; software-intensive systems development; state of the practice; Computer industry; Energy management; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Power system management; Power system modeling; Quality management; Software development management; Software quality; Software systems;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2003.1241367
