Identifying and classifying processes (traditional and soft factors) that support COTS component selection: a case study

Kunda, Douglas; Brooks, Laurence

doi:10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000376

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“…As there is no statistical method available to determine key variables, we identified them by reviewing previous analyses of CMS applications as described in the literature. The available research on the Software Industry and CMS applications (Robertson, 2002;Pelz-Sharpe et al, 2002;Brooks & Princi, 2001;Nakano, 2002;Kekre et al, 1995;Cherns, 1993;Kunda & Brooks, 2000;Sawyer, 2000;Gartner, 2001;Reynolds & Kaur, 2000;Raghunathan, 2000;McKeever, 2003;Jaydip et al, 2003), suggested the most strategic variables were the number of CMS functions the application offered, and its cost. These literature review findings are consistent with McGahan's proposition on the importance of core assets to the software industry, where the number of functions appeared to constitute the added value for which customers were most willing to pay.…”

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A longitudinal analysis of trajectory changes in the software industry: the case of the content management application segment

Vitari

Ravarini

2009

European Journal of Information Systems

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The software industry is changing as a result of the rising influence both of packaged and of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS), but the change trajectory of the industry is still not well understood. This article aims to contribute to clarifying software industry evolution through a longitudinal study, using Industry Change Trajectory Theory to explain and predict the evolution of the Content Management Systems (CMS) segment and the extent to which its results can be generalized to the overall software industry.Our data analysis shows that CMS players are experiencing a modification of their segments' change trajectory. While McGahan in 2004 recognized that the software industry was in a creative change trajectory, it has subsequently faced strong competition on its core assets, (i.e. applications) and the empirical results of our longitudinal study from 2002 to 2007 show the CMS segment is now in a radical change trajectory, due to the rapid obsolescence of its core activities. The paper discusses the changes affecting the segment, and proposes extending the outcome of the study to other segments of the software industry.

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“…To measure this first strategic variable, we studied the different data analysis techniques (such as function points, weighted averages, hierarchical classifications) employed in previous similar research (Kunda & Brooks, 2000).…”

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A longitudinal analysis of trajectory changes in the software industry: the case of the content management application segment

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Ravarini

2009

European Journal of Information Systems

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“…Presenting a strong business case is necessary for gaining management support [18]. A business case should provide insight into the benefits, but also into the drawbacks and implementation pitfalls.…”

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“…As such a reference architecture depicting the hypothetical future architecture and the existing architecture should be analyzed. We chose discrete-event simulation as an architecture modeling and communication vehicle, as it allows us to understand the essence of business systems, to identify opportunities for change, and to evaluate the effect of proposed changes on key performance indicators [18], [31], [32].…”

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“…[6], [9], [24], [26], [30]), public managers find it difficult to translate the architecture to their specific situation, use these architectures to guide their decision-making and use these architectures as guidance for development from the existing situation. One of the reasons is that concepts are only vaguely defined, too abstract or too technical defined [18], [26]. As such public organizations are looking for ways to get insight into their current situation and to develop a reference architecture that can be used for managing the road to the future.…”

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The Development of a Reference Architecture for Local Government

Janssen

Cresswell

Proceedings of the 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Mismatch handling for COTS selection: a case study

Mohamed¹,

Ruhe²,

Eberlein³

2011

J. Softw. Maint. Evol.: Res. Pract.

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Using Commercial Off‐The‐Shelf (COTS) products to build software systems requires the evaluation of existing COTS products, the selection of the COTS that best fit system requirements, and the integration of the selected COTS into the system. During this process, it is inevitable to encounter two types of mismatches: (1) COTS mismatches, which are encountered during COTS selection between requirements and COTS features, due to an excess or shortage of COTS features, and (2) architectural mismatches, which arise when integrating multiple COTS products that do not fit well together. This paper focuses on the ‘COTS mismatch’ problem. The paper describes a real‐world case study of a single COTS selection with the aid of a method called MiHOS (Mismatch Handling for COTS Selection) to handle the COTS mismatches. MiHOS runs on top of existing COTS selection models in order to properly address COTS mismatches with limited resources. The case study was conducted in the e‐service domain. The goal was to validate MiHOS and to answer two key questions: (1) How useful is decision support during different phases in the process mismatch handling? And (2) what is the effort vs benefit of using MiHOS? The results are promising and illustrate the potential benefits of using MiHOS. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Identifying and classifying processes (traditional and soft factors) that support COTS component selection: a case study

Cited by 30 publications

References 11 publications

A longitudinal analysis of trajectory changes in the software industry: the case of the content management application segment

A longitudinal analysis of trajectory changes in the software industry: the case of the content management application segment

The Development of a Reference Architecture for Local Government

Mismatch handling for COTS selection: a case study

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