Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation
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Software Engineering Institute
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This position paper argues that a successful COTS evaluation process should be based on the principles of method engineering (ME). Following a brief description of an ME approach underpinned by a metamodel, some method fragments related to component-based software engineering are offered as the starting point for the creation of a complete suite of method fragments for future COTS evaluation processes.
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Henderson-Sellers, B., Gonzalez-Perez, C., Serour, M., & Firesmith, D. (2005, May 1). Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation. Retrieved August 16, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/method-engineering-and-cots-evaluation/.
@techreport{henderson-sellers_2005,
author={Henderson-Sellers, B. and Gonzalez-Perez, C. and Serour, M. and Firesmith, Donald},
title={Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation},
month={May},
year={2005},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/method-engineering-and-cots-evaluation/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-16}
}
Henderson-Sellers, B., C. Gonzalez-Perez, M. Serour, and Donald Firesmith. "Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, May 1, 2005. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/method-engineering-and-cots-evaluation/.
B. Henderson-Sellers, C. Gonzalez-Perez, M. Serour, and D. Firesmith, "Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 1-May-2005 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/method-engineering-and-cots-evaluation/. [Accessed: 16-Aug-2026].
Henderson-Sellers, B., C. Gonzalez-Perez, M. Serour, and Donald Firesmith. "Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 May. 2005. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/method-engineering-and-cots-evaluation/. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.
Henderson-Sellers, B.; Gonzalez-Perez, C.; Serour, M.; & Firesmith, Donald. Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation. Software Engineering Institute. 2005. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/method-engineering-and-cots-evaluation/