Issue-based variability management

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 933-950

  Thurimella, Anil Kumar ^a,b   Bruegge, Bernd ^b  

^a Harman International Industries Inc   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Empirical software engineering; Product line engineering; Rationale management; Requirements engineering

Indexed keywords

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

APPLICATION ENGINEERING; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; EXPERIMENTAL SURVEY; ISSUE- BASED VARIABILITIES; PRODUCT LINE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE ENGINEERINGS; VARIABILITY MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84861953812     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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