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While the objectives of Six Sigma are to reduce variation and prevent defects, it is also a management philosophy that includes the need for fact-based decisions, customer focus, and teamwork. In attempting to build a COTS integrated system, selection of candidates typically pays attention to specify search criteria and goals to be met. Yet they often overlook some elements in the process such as fact-based decisions and teamwork, which might drive the process helping increase the probability of success. In this paper, we describe and illustrate a Six Sigma-based proposal for the process of selecting and integrating COTS components. Our approach also suggests some tools and measures to be applied during its specific phases.
This work is partially supported by the CyTED (Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo) project VII-J-RITOS2, the UNComa project 04/E048 (Modelado de Componentes Distribuidos Orientados a Objetos), and by the MAS project supported by the Dirección General de Investigación of the Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (TIC 2003-02737-C02-02).
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Cechich, A., Piattini, M. (2004). Managing COTS Components Using a Six Sigma-Based Process. In: Bomarius, F., Iida, H. (eds) Product Focused Software Process Improvement. PROFES 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3009. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24659-6_40
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