In search of efficient flexibility: Effects of software component granularity on development effort, defects, and customization effort

Information Systems Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3 PART 1, 2012, Pages 787-803

  Subramanyam, Ramanath ^a   Ramasubbu, Narayan ^b   Krishnan, M S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Component granularity; Component based software development; Efficiency; Flexibility; Model driven development; Modular design; Project performance; Software engineering

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPLEXITY; COMPONENT GRANULARITY; COMPONENT-BASED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; FLEXIBILITY; MODEL DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT; MODULAR DESIGNS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84871498886     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1110.0392     Document Type: Article

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