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Acquisition Organizations and
Product Lines

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In a commercial context, outsourcing or acquiring part or all of a product line can allow an organization to focus its energy more fully on its core competencies. In addition to better workforce utilization, this approach can also result in lower costs, faster time to market, and higher quality.

In a government context, the general rule is that little in-house development takes place today. Thus, effective acquisition practices are crucial, and acquisitions based on a product line approach can offer significant benefits.

We have a number of products and services to help both government and industry apply effective acquisition and outsourcing practices in order to benefit from software architecture and software product line technologies. This support includes

If you have particular needs or interest in these or related areas, we welcome your inquiries.

For further information

For further information, contact Linda Northrop.