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Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products

Technical Report
This 2002 report provides information to help guide decisions about when COTS products are an appropriate solution,and when they are not.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6583520.v1
Topic or Tag

Abstract

More and more organizations are realizing the benefits-and sometimes the necessity-of incorporating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products in the systems they acquire and use. But COTS products are not necessarily the right solution for every system. When is it wise to pursue a COTS-based systems approach, and when is it best to hold back? How can sound COTS-based-system practices be reconciled with an organization's regulatory and policy constraints? This report provides some information to help guide these decisions.

Cite This Technical Report

Motsko, M., Oberndorf, P., Pairo, E., & Smith, J. (2002, December 1). Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products. (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032). Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1.

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author={Motsko, Michele and Oberndorf, Patricia and Pairo, Ellen-Jane and Smith, James},
title={Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products},
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Motsko, Michele, Patricia Oberndorf, Ellen-Jane Pairo, and James Smith. "Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products." (CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, December 1, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1.

M. Motsko, P. Oberndorf, E. Pairo, and J. Smith, "Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032, 1-Dec-2002 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1. [Accessed: 21-Nov-2024].

Motsko, Michele, Patricia Oberndorf, Ellen-Jane Pairo, and James Smith. "Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products." (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Dec. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Motsko, Michele; Oberndorf, Patricia; Pairo, Ellen-Jane; & Smith, James. Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products. CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032. Software Engineering Institute. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1