The Evolution of Product Line Assets
Change is a natural, although not always welcome, part of product line development. The changes may be initiated to correct, improve, or extend assets or products. Since no asset is independent of all other assets, changes to one asset often require corresponding changes in other assets. And changes to assets propagate to affect all the products using those assets. Many of the practices of a successful product line initiate, manage, or consume these changes. Both conceptual techniques and software tools are available to assist in the management of these changes.
The focus of this technical report is how evolutionary changes affect the various types of assets in a software product line. Change can be anticipated and managed, or it can be unanticipated and potentially disruptive. This technical report defines a few basic evolution concepts and then discusses those product line practices that initiate, anticipate, control, and direct the evolution. Conceptual and automated techniques that support these practices are also presented.
This report is related to the following area(s) of work:
Software Product LinesTechnical Report
CMU/SEI-2003-TR-005
June 2003
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SEI:
McGregor, John; The Evolution of Product Line Assets (CMU/SEI-2003-TR-005). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/03tr005.cfm
IEEE:
J. McGregor, "The Evolution of Product Line Assets," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2003-TR-005, 2003. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/03tr005.cfm
APA:
McGregor, J., (2003). The Evolution of Product Line Assets (CMU/SEI-2003-TR-005). Retrieved May 23, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/03tr005.cfm
CHI:
McGregor, John, The Evolution of Product Line Assets (CMU/SEI-2003-TR-005). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/03tr005.cfm
MLA:
McGregor, J., 2003. The Evolution of Product Line Assets (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2003-TR-005). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/03tr005.cfm
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