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Product Line State of the Practice Report

Technical Note
This 2002 report outlines the state of software product line practice in industry. The report blends a case study with the results of a product line questionnaire that was sent to organizations with meaningful product line experiences and with the results of a product line workshop held during the recent International Conference on Software Reuse.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2002-TN-017
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6582536.v1

Abstract

Software product lines represent a new and promising approach for fielding software systems. Companies that have launched software product line efforts report significant improvements in cost savings, quality, productivity, and time to market. Technically, they report a high degree of success in developing approaches that address the software engineering and technical management of their product lines. Organizationally, these companies report success as well as challenges that they must still overcome. This technical note reports on the state of software product line practice in industry. The report uses a narrative approach, based on a composite of individual companies' experiences in implementing software product lines. The report blends a case study with the results of a product line questionnaire that was sent to organizations with meaningful product line experiences and with the results of a product line workshop held during the recent International Conference on Software Reuse.

Cite This Technical Note

Cohen, S. (2002, September 1). Product Line State of the Practice Report. (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2002-TN-017). Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582536.v1.

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author={Cohen, Sholom},
title={Product Line State of the Practice Report},
month={{Sep},
year={{2002},
number={{CMU/SEI-2002-TN-017},
howpublished={Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library},
url={https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582536.v1},
note={Accessed: 2024-Dec-22}
}

Cohen, Sholom. "Product Line State of the Practice Report." (CMU/SEI-2002-TN-017). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582536.v1.

S. Cohen, "Product Line State of the Practice Report," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2002-TN-017, 1-Sep-2002 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582536.v1. [Accessed: 22-Dec-2024].

Cohen, Sholom. "Product Line State of the Practice Report." (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2002-TN-017). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582536.v1. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Cohen, Sholom. Product Line State of the Practice Report. CMU/SEI-2002-TN-017. Software Engineering Institute. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582536.v1