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Perhaps the most common question asked by organizations new to constructing COTS-based systems is how to choose the right product. In particular, they want to know how, starting from system requirements, an efficient and effective set of criteria for COTS selection can be developed. This paper focuses on recommendations and techniques for transforming a set of requirements into a set of product evaluation criteria that capture the facts and standards by which the fitness of COTS products can be judged.
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Lewis, G.A., Morris, E.J. (2004). From System Requirements to COTS Evaluation Criteria. In: Kazman, R., Port, D. (eds) COTS-Based Software Systems. ICCBSS 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2959. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24645-9_27
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