Experiences with software product family evolution

C. Riva, C. Del Rosso
Sixth International Workshop on Principles of Software Evolution, 2003. Proceedings.  
The evolution of product family typically oscillates between growing and consolidating phases. The migration path starts from a copy/paste approach that offers the fastest time-to-market and then moves towards a mature software platform that offers a higher throughput of products. We have identified several issues that harm the evolution of the family: new requirements that can break the architectural integrity of the family, increasing level of bureaucracy in the organization and a slower
more » ... ss of change. In this article we present two approaches for coping with the family evolution: architecture assessment and architecture reconstruction. We also present Nokia case studies where the methods have been successfully applied.
doi:10.1109/iwpse.2003.1231223 dblp:conf/iwpse/RivaR03 fatcat:3cjuer545fdbpho7vc7mwlyh2m