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Building Software Systems with Commercial Components (COTS)
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A course on COTS-Based Systems that covers the key issues
to building software systems with commercial components |
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| As a preconference activity1, the 7th of February ESI will give an optional course that introduces how to build systems with commercial components (COTS) acquired in the market. Nowadays most software systems use commercial components in some way. These components may range from database systems, run-times, windows-based user interfaces, specific functional-components, security systems, etc. The integration of third-party elements in a software system has a significant impact on project management, and this impact needs to be taken into account right from the early phases of the project. |
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| There are many good reasons for using commercial components when building a software system: higher quality, shorter time-to-market and lower costs, among others. However, this introduces also new challenges such as: |
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Establishing priorities in system requirements |
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In this course you will
learn how to successfully
use third party commercial
components in your systems
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Understanding the COTS market, its rules and legal constraints |
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Evaluating and selecting the appropriate COTS |
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Ensuring the compatibility of the architecture |
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Managing configuration updates and evolution |
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| The course addresses all these issues from a practical perspective, providing a manager’s viewpoint on how to deal with the issues. |
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| Through participation in lectures, exercises and case studies, course participants will have the opportunity to understand the use of COTS and what is implied when integrating COTS with other components or custom software. Participants will also have the opportunity to work in groups on real world scenarios and receive the support to transfer these practices to their organisations. |
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| Benefits of the Course |
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You will understand the basic concepts around commercial components or COTS |
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You will be introduced to the concept of Components-Based Software Engineering and how this can effect the way you develop software systems |
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You will learn the complete cycle of building systems from components, specially the commercial ones, understanding the required steps to transfer this technology to your own organisation |
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You will learn a method to evaluate and select the most suitable COTS for a certain system, along with the more recent techniques on COTS integration |
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You will learn how to interpret COTS practices in the context of the Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI® 2) |
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You will learn about the legal implications of using COTS and how to face them. Open Source will be of special interest in this chapter |
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You will understand what is behind COTS certification and know about available certification standards |
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You will practice the complete cycle of building COTS Based Software Systems through exercises and workshops that simulate real world scenario |
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You will discuss real situations of COTS-based systems from industry case studies |
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| Key Topics |
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| This level of contribution grants more visibility to the conference sponsor(s) by offering the possibility to include marketing material within the conference bag given during registration. It includes: |
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Introduction to the concepts of Component-Based Software Development and COTS-Based Systems |
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Selection and evaluation of COTS |
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Types of components |
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Integrating COTS |
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Benefits and risks of using COTS |
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Legal issues |
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Life cycle impact when using COTS |
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Certifying COTS |
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| Course Logistics |
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The course will take place at ESI facilities. Trasportation from/to Grand Hotel Domine Bilbao to/from ESI is granted and is included within the price |
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For attendees coming on their own, ESI address is:
European Software Institute,
Parque Tecnológico de Zamudio Edificio 204
48170-Zamudio (Bilbao) |
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The course is scheduled for the 7th of February 2004 from 8:30 to 19:00 (local time) |
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Price includes course materials, two coffee breaks and lunch for all course attendees |
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Would you like to attend to this course? Do not forget to subscribe when registering for the conference! |
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| 1 A minimum attendance of 10 people is required in order to give the course. |
| 2 CMM, CMMI and Capability Maturity Model are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. |
