Title
Lessons from AEGIS: organizational and governance aspects of a major product line in a multi-program environment
Abstract
This paper tells the story of the AEGIS Weapon System product line and how it evolved from a series of standalone software programs with no sharing into a true systems and software product line. The paper focuses on the strong internal and external governance of the product line. The need for strong governance is brought about by the strong role that the AEGIS customer community plays in oversight of design, development, and procurement. The paper recounts the product line's beginnings, and describes how the product line is operated today. Organizational issues, measurement issues, and governance issues are covered, along with a summary of important lessons learned about operating a product line in an environment of strong competing interests.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1145/2648511.2648541
SPLC
Keywords
Field
DocType
design tools and techniques,command and control,bill-of-features,product audit,design,product configurator,hierarchical product lines,software product lines,combat systems,product derivation,feature profiles,navy,feature modeling,management,aegis,variation points,product line engineering,product portfolio,product baselines,second generation product line engineering,economics,product line governance
Corporate governance,Weapon system,Navy,Domain engineering,Systems engineering,Command and control,Software,Software product line,Engineering,Procurement
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.56
1
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Susan P. Gregg161.36
Rick Scharadin240.56
Eric LeGore340.56
Paul Clements41511283.79