Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products
• Technical Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6583520.v1Subjects
Abstract
More and more organizations are realizing the benefits-and sometimes the necessity-of incorporating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products in the systems they acquire and use. But COTS products are not necessarily the right solution for every system. When is it wise to pursue a COTS-based systems approach, and when is it best to hold back? How can sound COTS-based-system practices be reconciled with an organization's regulatory and policy constraints? This report provides some information to help guide these decisions.
Cite This Technical Report
Motsko, M., Oberndorf, P., Pairo, E., & Smith, J. (2002, December 1). Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products. (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032). Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1.
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Motsko, Michele, Patricia Oberndorf, Ellen-Jane Pairo, and James Smith. "Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products." (CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, December 1, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1.
M. Motsko, P. Oberndorf, E. Pairo, and J. Smith, "Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032, 1-Dec-2002 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1. [Accessed: 20-Apr-2024].
Motsko, Michele, Patricia Oberndorf, Ellen-Jane Pairo, and James Smith. "Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products." (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Dec. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
Motsko, Michele; Oberndorf, Patricia; Pairo, Ellen-Jane; & Smith, James. Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products. CMU/SEI-2002-TR-032. Software Engineering Institute. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583520.v1