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Strategic Reuse with Asset-Based Development

An IBM Redbooks publication

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Published on 16 May 2008

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ISBN-10: 0738485950
ISBN-13: 9780738485959
IBM Form #: SG24-7529-00


Authors: Joe DeCarlo, Lee Ackerman, Paul Elder, Chris Busch, Ana Lopez-Mancisidor, Jin Kimura and Rishi S. Balaji

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    Abstract

    Reuse has often been touted as an approach to solving issues, such as time to market and solution quality. Reuse over the years has taken on a number of forms, ranging from copy and paste of code, reuse of objects, reuse of components, to more recently the reuse of services. However, we still find ourselves running late on our projects (when we do deliver) and having poor quality.

    Unfortunately, we often underestimate the effort and forethought needed in creating a successful reuse program within an organization. Successful reuse is not something that happens by accident or by just wishing it to be true.

    This IBM Redbooks publication is focused on a best practice-based approach to strategic reuse within software delivery, known as Asset-Based Development, that will assist in addressing these issues. We do not contend that this is the “silver bullet” that will fix all of the issues that ail software delivery. However, Asset-Based Development is a key tool that needs to be found within the tool chest of all software development organizations (or at least those that want to succeed).

    This book is intended for all individuals who want to implement or understand strategic reuse with Rational Asset Manager.

    Table of Contents

    Part 1. Introduction

    Chapter 1. Introduction to Asset-Based Development

    Chapter 2. ZYX Electronics case study

    Chapter 3. Tools in support of Asset-Based Development

    Chapter 4. Introduction to the IBM Rational Unified Process

    Chapter 5. Asset-Based Development and Asset Governance Rational Method Composer plug-ins

    Chapter 6. Value, impact, and return on investment

    Part 2. Reusable Assets

    Chapter 7. Adopting Asset-Based Development

    Chapter 8. Configure your asset repository

    Chapter 9. Produce reusable assets

    Chapter 10. Consume reusable assets

    Chapter 11. Manage reusable assets

    Part 3. Service Assets in an SOA

    Chapter 12. Introduction to service assets

    Chapter 13. Producing service assets

    Chapter 14. Consuming service assets

    Chapter 15. Managing service assets

    Part 4. Patterns

    Chapter 16. Introduction to patterns

    Chapter 17. Produce: Model-to-text pattern implementations

    Chapter 18. Produce: Model-to-model

    Chapter 19. Produce: Packaging for deployment

    Chapter 20. Consuming pattern implementations

    Chapter 21. Managing pattern implementation assets

    Appendix A. Rational Asset Manager: Installation and administration

    Appendix B. Integrating Asset-Based Development into a process

    Appendix C. Additional material

     

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