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Kotlarsky, Julia (2007) Re-engineering at LeCroy Corporation: the move to component-based systems. JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 22 (4). pp. 465-478. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000099 ISSN 0268-3962.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000099
Abstract
This case study discusses two related aspects that are becoming increasingly important in today's software development practice: re-engineering of a monolithic system into a component-based system (the focus of this case) and globally distributed work. Component-based (software) development (CBD) involves (i) the development of software components and (ii) the building of software systems through the integration of preexisting software components (developed in-house or procured from the component market). For companies involved in software development, CBD offers agility in design by basing software development on methodologies that support the recombination of reusable components, being an approach that rapidly expands product variation and sustains the build-up of product families. It also promises significant improvements in software development through shorter time-to-market and reduced development costs. However, being an innovative approach to software development that emerged in the mid-1990s, the adoption of CBD requires companies to re-engineer existing software systems (products) or to develop new systems from scratch using component technologies and to deal with additional challenges associated with the management of CBD. LeCroy Corporation was one of the early adopters of CBD that decided to adopt CBD to gain competitive advantage in its markets. The case describes an actual situation at LeCroy Corporation, involving several decisions, challenges and opportunities faced by the managers of a globally distributed software development team over a period of time when they re-engineered a monolithic system into a component-based system.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | ||||
Publisher: | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0268-3962 | ||||
Official Date: | December 2007 | ||||
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Volume: | 22 | ||||
Number: | 4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 14 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 465-478 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000099 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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