Software reuse introduction requires a process perspective

Abstract

This paper looks at reuse from a process standpoint. Reuse-based processes have significant differences from traditional product development processes. The general tendency is to structure reuse-based processes into two separate sub-processes: one at the domain level to develop a standard product family and one at the application level, to derive individual products. In addition, it is important to distinguish between the (target) reuse-based process and the reuse adoption process that manages reuse introduction. The paper considers how business objectives drive the reuse adoption process and reports how this issue is being experimentally addressed in an on-going process improvement project.