Domain Engineering & Systematic Software Reuse

Definition:

The iterative process of definition, design, and development of a product family or related set of systems
The part, of systems and software engineering, which:

concentrates on general solutions for families of systems in a "domain" or business area
identifies and leverages commonalities between multiple (past or future) systems having similar requirements and capabilities
identifies, characterizes, localizes, and parameterizes differences between similar systems
defines a plan for investing in common architectures, components, life cycle work products, and other assets to generate an acceptable cost savings, market share, or advantage in a specific business area

Calvin (Spaceman Spiff)
was our mascot for the
CSC Reuse Department

now in technicolor

Process:
- Reusable Application Model Process (RAMP) includes context analysis, domain analysis, domain design, domain implementation, and asset testing
- Strategic Reuse Business Model (SRBM)
- Reuse Capability Maturity (RCM)
Product Examples containing: Domain Thesaurus, Domain Taxonomy, and Samples of Each
Domain Engineering Links:
- Methods
- Organizations
- Reuse Programs and Libraries
- Other References
Semantic Net Notation
See also:
- Reuse and DE Tools: se_tools
- Reuse Conferences: confrenc
- Reuse Papers authored or co-authored: papers/index
- Reuse Training developed: courses

Domain Engineering (DE) An Overview of Systematic SW Reuse & Product-Line Development