Software Reuse And Offshoring: A Study Of Benefits, Difficulties And Feasibility

Abstract

CONTEXT – Software Reuse and Offshoring are two promising approaches to decrease cost and increase productivity in software development. There have been many researches made in various perspectives on both subjects but none of them have forced on the relationship between them. OBJECTIVE- The objective of the research is to explore the understanding of software reuse and offshoring, and to find out the possible outcomes of applying these approaches simultaneously in software development. METHOD- Literature review is the main source of the research. RESULT- It is very challenging to apply either of the two approaches in software development. When implementing both approaches at the same time, it requires tremendous efforts and up-front investment to make the change, and the result of integration would lead to increasing managerial difficulties. CONCLUSIONS- By studying Software Reuse and Offshoring, we have found the potential benefits, difficulties and feasibility when combining both approaches in particular cases of software development.