COTS-based software development: Processes and open issues

TitleCOTS-based software development: Processes and open issues
Publication TypeJournal Articles
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsMorisio M, Seaman CB, Basili VR, Parra AT, Kraft SE, Condon SE
JournalJournal of Systems and Software
Volume61
Issue3
Pagination189 - 199
Date Published2002/04/01/
ISBN Number0164-1212
KeywordsCommercial off-the-shelf, Component-based, COTS, empirical study, Software development process
Abstract

The work described in this paper is an investigation of the COTS-based software development within a particular NASA environment, with an emphasis on the processes used. Fifteen projects using a COTS-based approach were studied and their actual process was documented. This process is evaluated to identify essential differences in comparison to traditional software development. The main differences, and the activities for which projects require more guidance, are requirements definition and COTS selection, high level design, integration and testing. Starting from these empirical observations, a new process and set of guidelines for COTS-based development are developed and briefly presented.

URLhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0164121201001479
DOI10.1016/S0164-1212(01)00147-9