Software Product Line Engineering Maturity Model for Small and Medium Sized Organisations

Abstract

This work is an attempt to create a software product line engineering maturity model (SPLEMM) suitable for small and medium sized enterprises (SME). Existing frameworks were analyzed, restructured, reduced and populated with examples from available case studies. Theory based model was validated and expanded with findings from empirical study. Result of the work is the maturity model that provides a way to get an overview of SPLE paradigm and necessary adoption activities for potential SPLE implementers. The model can be also used to evaluate and compare existing product line activities, and to plan and support improvements in SPLE processes. Based on the conducted study it was recognised that available theory lacks proven case studies involving practitioners of SPLE. That is why there is a lot of room for expansion of the model in form of example activities.