Reusable Work Product Identification

Definition

Reusable work product identification is the reuse engineering task during which potentially reusable work products are identified.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the reusable work product identification task are to:

• Identify sources (e.g., endeavors, legacy applications, and vendors) of potentially reusable work products.
• Identify potentially reusable work products (documentation, software components, data components).

Preconditions

Reusable work product identification can typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• Sources of potentially reusable work products exist.
• The reuse team is adequately:
  • Staffed.
  • Trained or experienced in reusable work product identification.

Completion Criteria

Reusable work product identification is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• Sources of potentially reusable work products have been identified and listed.
• Potentially reusable work products have been identified and listed.

Steps

Reusable work product identification typically involves the reuse team performing the following steps in an iterative, incremental, and parallel manner:

• TBD

Techniques

Reusable work product identification can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• Interviews with domain experts and vendors
• Vendor requests and marketing literature

Work Products

Reusable work product identification typically results in the production of the following work products:

• List of sources of potentially reusable work products
• List of potentially reusable work products to obtain and evaluate

Guidelines

• TBD