Value-based processes for COTS-based applications

IEEE Software

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 54-62

  Yang, Ye ^a   Bhuta, Jesal ^a   Boehm, Barry ^a   Port, Daniel N ^b  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) BASED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; COTS BASED APPLICATIONS; VALUE BASED PROCESSES;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 22944451138     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MS.2005.112     Document Type: Article

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