DocumentCode
1746974
Title
The real costs of COTS
Author
Minkiewicz, Arlene F.
Author_Institution
PRICE Syst. L.L.C., Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA
Volume
6
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
2863
Abstract
This paper reports on an on-going research project focused on finding a solution to the problem of estimating costs for software systems that include Commercial Off the Shelf(COTS) components. An activity-based approach is applied to understanding how the integration of COTS into a software system will affect both the development and life cycle costs. All of the major activities associated with the development and sustenance of a COTS inclusive system are identified along with a description and explanation of the parameters that drive costs for those activities
Keywords
software cost estimation; COTS; Commercial Off the Shelf components; integration; life cycle costs; software systems; system level testing; Business; Costs; Financial management; Operations research; Software systems; Software testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 2001, IEEE Proceedings.
Conference_Location
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6599-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.2001.931307
Filename
931307
Link To Document