Processes for systematic software reuse

This paper presents a best practice of software reuse, achieved through adoption of specifically-designed engineering and management processes at Sodalia. Our company is a software development joint venture between Bell Atlantic and Telecom Italia which has embraced systematic reuse as a key strategic imperative to reach its objectives of high-quality, rapidly deployed telecommunications software applications. We describe the various processes that have been defined and applied in the context of our corporate reuse program, and summarize results from their adoption. Our experience has shown that the existence of carefully designed processes combined with a sound organizational structure are major enablers for making reuse a systematic practice in an organization.