Strategies of product family architecture development

Eila Niemelä

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Abstract

Product family engineering (PFE) is successfully applied in different kinds of software intensive systems. As there are several ways to apply PFE, selecting an appropriate approach is a complex task. This paper introduces six ways to set the goal of PFE and eight strategies to achieve the goal. It also introduces steps how to evaluate which strategy provides the best fit for a company. The criteria for selecting a strategy have been derived from seventeen case studies, including nineteen product families, in the various contexts provided by small, medium size and large companies.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSoftware Product Lines
Subtitle of host publication9th International Conference, SPLC 2005
EditorsHenk Obbink, Klaus Pohl
Place of PublicationBerlin
PublisherSpringer
Pages186-197
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-540-32064-7
ISBN (Print)978-3-540-28936-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
Event9th International Software Product Line Conference, SPLC 2005 - Rennes, France
Duration: 26 Sept 200529 Sept 2005

Publication series

SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume3714
ISSN0302-9743

Conference

Conference9th International Software Product Line Conference, SPLC 2005
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityRennes
Period26/09/0529/09/05

Keywords

  • Software product family
  • software architecture
  • strategy planning

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