Greater competition is pressuring industries to improve efficiency through the use of Software Product Line (SPL), which has drastically increased the productivity of IT-related industries. This book details various aspects of SPL implementation in different domains, while documenting best practices with regard to system development.
Greater competition is pressuring industries to improve efficiency through the use of Software Product Line (SPL), which in recent years has drastically increased the productivity of IT-related industries, with many more improvements possible. This handbook details various aspects of SPL implementation in different domains, while documenting best practices with regard to system development. Expert contributors from academia and industry come together to focus on core asset development, product development, and management, addressing the process, technical, and organizational issues needed to meet the demand for information in what is becoming a global paradigm shift.
The book contains a number of chapters on organizational and managerial issues followed by methodologies and processes, technical issues, and industry experiences and case studies. ?Significant research went into the creation of this book. ? . Specific areas I found useful and applicable in my role of project, product, and program management include:
The IDEAL model for managing change
The balanced scorecard
The product management pyramid
The out-of-the-box development model
Security Services for application systems
Discussions on business process management
Applied Software Product Line Engineering offers best practices and productivity improvement tips for designing software products.-Ann E. Drinkwater, on StickyMinds.com, October 2010
