An investigation of the factors affecting the lifecycle costs of COTS-based systems

This research used a case study based approach to test Abts’ CBS Functional Density Rule of Thumb (Abts, 2002; 2004) and to identify the factors influencing the costs of COTS-based systems by means of statistical analysis of a large component dataset from IBM, Grounded Theory analysis of a series of...

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Main Author: Dunn, Laurence Michael
Other Authors: Fitch, Christina Johanna ; Allan, George ; Chandler, Jane Marianne
Published: University of Portsmouth 2011
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.536119