• DocumentCode
    1254190
  • Title

    Object technology and reuse: lessons from early adopters

  • Author

    Fichman, Robert G. ; Kemerer, Chris F.

  • Author_Institution
    Wallace E. Carroll Sch. of Manage., Boston Coll., MA, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    59
  • Abstract
    Four longitudinal case studies (EnergyCo, BankCo, FinCo and BrokerCo) illustrate the costs and risks of early object-oriented technology adoption, including the difficulty of achieving systematic reuse in practice. The authors recommend general strategies and specific tactics for overcoming adoption barriers
  • Keywords
    cost-benefit analysis; object-oriented methods; object-oriented programming; software development management; software reusability; cost-benefit analysis; early adoption; longitudinal case studies; object reuse; object-oriented technology adoption; strategies; systematic reuse; tactics; technology adoption barriers; Assembly systems; Buildings; Commercialization; Environmental management; Iterative methods; Management training; Productivity; Project management; Technological innovation; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2.625304
  • Filename
    625304