Reuse - the 10% Solution

• On every project
• 10% of resources on reuse migration
• Bonus incentives for reuse
• Negotiate specifics with Reuse Team

References

• Capers Jones analyzed the results from hundreds of productivity improvement initiatives and found many ways to boost the output of development organizations; the single most effective one was reuse. In his sample, he found that reuse increased productivity by 70 percent (Software Development Magazine, Dec. 1997). As added bonuses, delivered defects fell by 85 percent and schedules improved by 50 percent. Wolfgang Strigel, Software Productivity Centre Inc., Vancouver, Canada (quoted in IEEE Software 15:3:79, May/June 1998).