 | 10 May 2005 This plug-in describes the process of evaluating, recommending, acquiring, installing, configuring, fielding and evolving Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) package solutions. This process is based on the CMU/SEI Evolutionary Process for Integrating COTS-Based Systems (EPIC) methodology.
Purpose
The IBM Rational Unified Process for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Package Delivery plug-in addresses the needs of IBM customers who demand process guidance in their projects in order to evaluate, recommend, acquire, install, configure, field and evolve COTS Package Solutions.
A COTS Package refers to a software product that:
- is supplied by a vendor
- is sold, leased, or licensed to an acquirer
- is used without modification of its code
- may be tailored to be integrated into the acquirer environment
- is supported and evolved by the vendor, who retains the intellectual property rights
For instance, a COTS package can be an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) package, a CRM (Customer Relationship Management package), or other commercial-off-the-shelf software that satisfies the previous definition.
A COTS Package Solution is the integrated assembly of one or more:
- COTS packages or COTS package components
- legacy systems (piece of the systems being replaced)
- reuse libraries and other reuse sources (e.g., freeware, shareware)
- any required custom code (including wrappers and "glue")
- appropriate linkage to the broader organization's architecture with which the solution must interface
- changes to the end-user business processes necessary to match the processes provided in the COTS packages
The plug-in allows various levels of formality depending on the acquiring organization's needs. For instance, it provides the flexibility to decide whether or not to use some elements that are mandatory by law in some industries (for example, Request for Information and Request for Proposal).
The plug-in is based on the Evolutionary Process for Integrating COTS-Based Systems (EPIC) methodology developed by CMU-SEI (Carnegie Mellon University - Software Engineering Institute).
RUP Base version:
Version V2003
Supported:
Yes, by IBM
Copyright and licensing info:
Copyright © IBM Corporation, 1987, 2004
Last modified:
November 2004
Download instructions:
To download the plug-In files and publish a corresponding RUP web site, follow these instructions:
- Download the file rup4cots.zip (6 MB)
- Extract the contents of the zip file
- Open the file COTS_Readme.html
- Follow the instructions in the readme file
Download | Description | Name | Size | Download method |
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| COTS plug-in readme and executable files | rup4cots.zip | 5.6 MB | HTTP |
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