Empirical evaluation of a decision support model for adopting software product line engineering

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-101

  Tüzün, Eray ^a   Tekinerdogan, Bedir ^b   Kalender, Mert Emin ^c   Bilgen, Semih ^d  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MICROSOFT   (United States)

^d YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Case study design; Decision support system; Software product line engineering; Software product line engineering feasibility analysis; Software product line transition strategies; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

DECISION SUPPORT MODELS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE ENGINEERING(SPLE); SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE ENGINEERINGS; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW (SLR);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84921772938     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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