Abstract
The industrial revolution transformed the cottage industry into mass production. In this chapter, the authors trace the recent advancement of the software industry and establish that it is following a similar route followed by the manufacturing industry towards industrialization. The chapter positions the concept of Software Product Lines (http://www.sei.cmu.edu/productlines/), as a possible foundation for software industrialization, and the authors introduce the concept of Software Process Lines as complimentary foundation for software industrialization. The chapter discusses a number of questions: What are the Software Process Lines? What are the justifications and benefits of Software Process Lines? What are the steps for implementing Software Process Lines? How can Software Process Lines enable and facilitate the establishment of a continuous Software Process Improvement environment?.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Industrial Engineering |
| Subtitle of host publication | Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications: Information Resources Management Association USA: Volume I |
| Publisher | IGI Global |
| Pages | 1988-2002 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Volume | III |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781466619463 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781466619456 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2013 by IGI Global.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- General Engineering
