[ecoop-info] CfP: Value-based Product Line Engineering

[Paul Gruenbacher]

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                                CALL FOR PAPERS 

                VBPL - Value-based Product Line Engineering 
               Workshop at the Software Product Line Conference 2007 
                   Kyoto, Japan,  September 10 to 14, 2007 
              http://www.sse.uni-hildesheim.de/en/VBPL07cfp.htm 
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Product line engineering is a key technology for developing systems 
at a significantly higher level of efficiency and quality compared 
to traditional approaches. This leads to competitive advantages for 
organizations that - if used appropriately - can lead a company 
significantly ahead of its peers. 

On the other hand value-based software engineering (VBSE) aims 
at defining approaches that maximize the business value for software 
organizations. Value, cost, and schedule of today's systems 
increasingly rely on software and value-neutral decisions can 
seriously degrade project outcomes. Nevertheless, much of current 
practice and research is done in a value-neutral setting. 

What seems like a natural partnership has so far been underexplored. 

This workshop aims at bridging the gap and integrating PLE and 
value-based approaches. The workshop will bring together researchers 
and practitioners to exchange ideas on value-based approaches 
and product line technologies and to work together on new concepts. 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 
- Economic Models 
- Management in Software Product Lines 
- Product Line Scoping 
- Product Line Evolution 
- Business Strategies 
- Product Line Adoption Strategies 

In particular, we encourage submissions demonstrating the benefits 
or limitations of value-based approaches for product line engineering 
through case studies, experiments, or other quantitative data. 
  

Submission of papers:
Papers should not exceed 6 pages in IEEE/CS proceedings format 
(8.5" x 11", two-column format) and include an abstract of up to 150 words.  
Papers must not have been previously published or submitted elsewhere. 
If accepted, it is expected that at least one author will register 
for the workshop.   

Submission of papers at: http://www.sea.uni-linz.ac.at/vbpl2007 

More Information on the workshop can be found at: 
http://www.sse.uni-hildesheim.de/en/VBPL07cfp.htm 



Important dates:  
Submission of papers: June 10, 2007 
Notification of acceptance: July 10, 2007 
Camera-ready paper due: August 1, 2007 

Workshop Organizers:
Klaus Schmid, University of Hildesheim, Germany 
Paul Grünbacher, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria 

Program Committee:
Jesus Bermejo, Spain
Stefan Biffl, Austria
Barry Boehm, USA 
Hakan Erdogmus, Canada
Georg Herzwurm, Germany
Charles Krueger, USA
Tomi Mannisto, Finland
Dirk Muthig, Germany
Klaus Pohl, Germany / Ireland 
Frank van der Linden, The Netherlands 
Günter Ruhe, Canada