Adopting Software Product Lines

Dates

2008* Prices (USD)

2008 Dates
February 12-13, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)
June 4-5, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)
September 23-24, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

Course Registration
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone: 412 / 268-7388
FAX: 412 / 268-7401
Questions: courseregistration@sei.cmu.edu

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This course may also be offered by arrangement at customer sites. E-mail course-info@sei.cmu.edu or call +1 412-268-7622 for details.

*Course dates and fees are subject to change.

U.S.
Course Fee:
Industry: $1200
Government: $960
Academic: $960

International
Course Fee:
$1800

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Course Description

The tremendous benefits of taking a software product line approach are well documented. However, to date, there are considerable barriers to organizational adoption of product line practices. Phased adoption is attractive as a risk reduction and fiscally viable proposition.

This two-day course describes a practical, phased, pattern-based approach to planning and orchestrating software product line adoption. It provides in-depth coverage of software product line adoption issues. An explicit, pattern-based, product line adoption roadmap is detailed in terms of focus areas, phases, subpatterns, and related practice areas, outputs, and roles. An adoption planning process and examples of product line adoption plans are presented. The course also describes strategies for exploiting other ongoing improvement initiatives, such as SEI Capability Maturity Model^® Integration (CMMI^®) and Six Sigma, during product line adoption. The goal of this course is for participants to know what is involved in product line adoption and how to plan for it.

Audience   ·    Prerequisites    ·    Objectives   ·    Logistics

AUDIENCE

• software engineers or technical managers who are interested in moving to a software product line approach
• anyone who is responsible for creating and/or managing a software product line adoption effort

PREREQUISITES
Before registering for this course, participants must

• have experience in designing and developing software-intensive systems
• have familiarity with modern software engineering concepts
• complete the Software Product Lines course

TOPICS

• product line adoption fundamentals
• adoption models
• adoption planning
• exploiting other current activities

OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to

• provide a practical introduction to software product line adoption
• introduce participants to a phased approach for handling software product line adoption as a technology change
• introduce participants to a pattern-based product line adoption roadmap
• provide guidelines and artifacts for product line adoption planning
• explore the linkage of software product line adoption to other ongoing activities

Course Materials
Participants receive a copy of lecture slides and exercises.

LOGISTICS

Class Schedule
This 2-day course meets at the following times:
Days 1-2, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (U.S. locations)
Days 1-2, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (non-U.S. locations)

Availability
This course can also be scheduled for delivery on location at your organization. To arrange it, contact Linda Shooer at 412-268-7702 or les@sei.cmu.edu.

Hotel and Travel Information
Information about traveling to the SEI offices is available on our
Travel and Lodging Web pages.

Questions about this course?
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions Web page for answers to some of the more common inquiries about SEI Education and Training.

If you need more information, contact us via e-mail at course-info@sei.cmu.edu or telephone at +1 412-268-7622.

Related Products and Services

Courses

• Software Product Lines
• Developing Software Product Lines
• PLTP Team Training
• PLTP Leader Training

Publications

• A Framework for Software Product Line Practice^SM
• Software Product Lines: Practices and Patterns

Events
SPLC-Americas 2006

Certificate Programs
Software Architecture Professional Certificate Program
PLTP Team Member Certificate Program
PLTP Leader Certificate Program

Methods

• Product Line Technical Probe (PLTP)
• Product Line Quick Look
• Product Line Collaborations

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