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This paper discusses the RAPID1 Center, a support center for software reuse. Developed by the U.S. Army and SofTech, the RAPID Center provides expert assistance and sophisticated tools to ISEC engineers. The project is funded by the STARS2 program.
After defining the goals of the RAPID Center and the approaches used to attain them, the author presents a functional model of the RAPID Center, describing activities, inputs, outputs and controls. These abstract functional requirements suggest an organizational model with specific categories of staff, whose duties are described in detail.
The RAPID Center defines a software reuse policy for the supported organization, and continually revises the policy to ensure that it helps foster an environment favorable to successful software reuse. The policy should address development, maintenance, and employment of reusable software; library operations; reuse advocacy; and the transition of the RAPID Center to a larger scope of operation.
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Ruegsegger, T. (1990). The Rapid Center: A Model for Software Reuse Policy. In: Zunde, P., Hocking, D. (eds) Empirical Foundations of Information and Software Science V. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5862-6_38
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