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ISSN 1996-1065 [Online]
ISSN 1818-1139 [PRINT] |
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Volume 2 (1) 2008 |
| Title: | An Empirical Study To Compare Three Methods For Selecting Cots Software Components |
| Authors: | Tom Wanyama* and Behrouz H. Far |
| Published: | ŠIJCIR Vol2 (1) 2008, PP. 34-46 |
| Language: | English |
Abstract:
Component Based Software Developers are faced with the challenge of selecting appropriate
Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products, because the marketplace is characterized by a variety of
products and product claims, extreme quality and capability differences between products, and many
products incompatibilities. Although a multiplicity of COTS selection method have been proposed in
literature, most developer still select COTS products using ad hoc methods. One of the main reason
being, COTS selection method do not provide all or most of the required support and guidance required
for carrying out the COTS selection process. Moreover, literature on COTS selection methods rarely
mentions the limitations of the methods. Therefore, we carried out an empirical study to compare three
COTS selection methods; the process and results of the study are presented in this paper. The main
objective of the study was to point out the differences between the COTS selection methods, that is if
any existed, and to determine the ability of each of the methods to provide adequate COTS selection
support and guidance. The ability of a method to provide adequate COTS selection support and
guidance was measured in terms of the user satisfaction and confidence in the selection process, as well
as in the results of the process.
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| General Terms: | Design, Experimentation, Human Factors
Additional Key Words and Phrases: Decision Support System; Negotiation; Selection, Group-Choice,
Stakeholders; Preferences
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| Categories and Subject Descriptors: | K.6 [Management of Computing and Information Systems]:
Project and People Management - Systems analysis and design; Systems development; K.6.3 [Software
Management]:Software development, D.2 [Software Engineering]: Requirements/Specifications -
Methodologies (e.g., object-oriented, structured; Tools; D.2.10 [Design]: Methodologies |
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