Date of Graduation
2000
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
College
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department
Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Committee Chair
Ali Milli
Committee Co-Chair
Jim Mooney
Committee Member
George Trapp
Committee Member
Michael Palmer
Committee Member
Tim Pearson
Abstract
Several cost models have been proposed and assessed in the past for predicting and analyzing the costs associated with software reuse. The integrated cost model, which is presented in this thesis, is based on the premise that there are four decisions in the software reuse lifecycle: the decision to adopt a reuse-based software paradigm; the decision to initiate a domain engineering initiative; the decision to use reusable assets in the development of a given application; and the decision to develop reusable assets. The integrated cost model further considers that all these decisions must be justified by an economic rationale, and all can be modeled as investment decisions. This model, a generalization of existing reuse cost models, illustrates that these investment cycles feed information into each other in a cascade pattern.
Recommended Citation
Chmiel, Senta Fowler, "An integrated cost model for software reuse." (2000). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 8627.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/8627