Reusable Work Product Preparation

Definition

Reusable work product preparation is the reuse engineering task during which selected work products are prepared and included in the reuse repository.

Objectives

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

• Ensure that reusable work products have appropriate metadata (e.g., for search, categorization, and status reporting).
• Ensure that reusable work products have appropriate quality.
• Ensure that reusable software and data work products are adequately documented.

Preconditions

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

• Potentially reusable work products have been identified, evaluated, and selected.
• The reuse team is adequately:
  • Staffed.
  • Trained or experienced in reusable work product preparation.

Completion Criteria

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

• Potentially reusable work products have been evaluated.
• Potentially reusable work products worthy of incorporation have had their status updated and major defects noted.

Steps

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

• TBD

Techniques

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

• Documentation
• Metadata
• Debugging
• Refactoring

Work Products

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

• Reusable work products

Guidelines

• TBD