Abstract
Several of the challenges that software organizations face today include
an increase in the complexity of their information technology (IT)
infrastructures and solutions, applications that may be difficult
to use, and continued pressure to achieve tight time-to-market timelines.
Organizations use many approaches to address these problems, including
models. Models can embody critical solutions and insights and thus
can be seen as assets for an organization. For example, a pattern
that describes a recurring problem, its recurring solution, and
the context in which it is relevant can be expressed as a model
and shared with others. This paper presents some of the steps to
identify reusable models, organize them for reuse, and package,
publish, and ultimately reuse them—all with a focus on the benefit
to the business and the alignment of IT to the needs of the business.
Whereas the concepts associated with reuse are not new, organizing
models for reuse in the manner described herein represents more
recent techniques.
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