Industry Trends in Systems and Software Product Line Engineering

Abstract

For businesses to be competitive, today's product development organizations must deliver a product line -- a portfolio of similar products or systems with variations in features and functions -- rather than just an individual product. As a result, a new generation of innovative Systems and Software Product Line (SPL) engineering approaches has emerged to play an increasingly important role. This tutorial will spotlight how mainstream forces are driving SPL approaches to take a holistic perspective that is deeply integrated into the systems and software engineering lifecycle.