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ECSQ 2002: Software Quality — ECSQ 2002 pp 186–196Cite as

GARP — The Evolution of a Software Acquisition Process Model

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At DaimlerChrysler, the greatest part of the business and automotive software is provided by suppliers, often developed in complex software acquisition projects. Therefore, the development of a mature software acquisition process is essential for business success. One task of the DaimlerChrysler software process research department is the evaluation, customisation, and implementation of methods and techniques for software acquisition. This paper gives an overview of software acquisition process activities that were performed at this department. We developed a comprehensive lifecycle oriented model of a software acquisition reference process. The sub-steps of this process model are further explained by best practices. Furthermore, we describe how we used this acquisition process reference model for improving software acquisition activities at DaimlerChrysler.

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  1. DaimlerChrysler, Research and Technology, Ulm

    Thomas Gantner

  2. Faculty of Computer Science, Department of Software Methodology, University of Ulm, Germany

    Tobias Häberlein

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  1. Nokia Research Center, Nokia Group, Nokia Group, P. O. Box 407, 00045, Finland

    Jyrki Kontio

  2. Department of Computer and Information Science (IDI), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Gloeshaugen, 7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Reidar Conradi

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Gantner, T., Häberlein, T. (2002). GARP — The Evolution of a Software Acquisition Process Model. In: Kontio, J., Conradi, R. (eds) Software Quality — ECSQ 2002. ECSQ 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2349. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-47984-8_22

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