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An Initial Model of Product Line Economics

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Klaus SchmidAuthors Info & Claims

PFE '01: Revised Papers from the 4th International Workshop on Software Product-Family Engineering

Pages 38 - 50

Published: 03 October 2001 Publication History

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In this paper we describe an initial model of product line economics, which aims at filling exactly this gap. The model integrates characteristics of the software process with aspects of the market, where the later are used for valuation. We present the model in three layers, each adding a layer of issues that are taken into account to the previous one. This layering mirrors the levels of complexity in existing models of reuse economics.

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PFE '01: Revised Papers from the 4th International Workshop on Software Product-Family Engineering

October 2001

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