A Conceptual Framework for Maximizing Software Reuse

Software reuse is seen as a key factor for companies interested in the improvements of quality, productivity, and time-to-market. However, without adequate processes, it is too difficult to obtain the desired benefits. Moreover, current reuse processes present lack of details in important activities and are most concentrated in specific stages of the reusable software development process. This paper presents empirical guidelines for maximizing the software reuse activity by designers in the context of object oriented design. This study focuses on the aspect of software reuse which focuses the interaction between some design processes, e.g. constructing a problem representation, identifying a reusable entity and designing the solution such that reuse will be maximized. Thus, this work presents a proposal for a practical and efficient reuse process.