Paper Info
Title
Project-Level Reuse Factors: Drivers For Variation Within Software Development Environments
Abstract
Systematic reuse can dramatically improve software development productivity and quality even though a software reuse methodology may require substantial investments. Some projects may fail to achieve the targeted amounts of reuse within organizations that are overall successful in employing reuse. To explain such variation, this research explores the effects of project-level factors in the success of software reuse. A model that relates project factors to project reuse success is developed using an information-rich case study approach. The results are based on the insights obtained in a nominal group technique session, triangulated with structured interviews and comparative case studies. Success factors identified by the study relate to client influence, project culture, project attributes, and developer reuse experience. An organization that can successfully identify the factors affecting potential software reuse will be able to better target investments for the improvement of its reuse methodology and thus positively affect its software development productivity and quality.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1111/1540-5915.02252
DECISION SCIENCES
Keywords
Field
DocType
computer science,management information systems,nominal group technique,software development environment,productivity
Economics,Domain engineering,Package development process,Reuse,Software project management,Software,Software verification and validation,Software construction,Operations management,Software development
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
34
1
0011-7315
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
10
1.64
14
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marcus A. Rothenberger1131852.77