Developing new processes for COTS-based systems

IEEE Software

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 48-55

  Brownsword, Lisa ^a   Oberndorf, Tricia ^a   Sledge, Carol A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COSTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF PRODUCTS; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; COST ESTIMATION; CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034226084     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/52.854068     Document Type: Article

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