Software reuse in the Naval Open Architecture

Abstract

This thesis describes a web-based continuous learning module (CLM) for use in introducing members of the Department of the Navy's acquisition community to software reuse in the context of Naval Open Architecture. The CLM introduces the student to principles for effective software reuse, explains the unique challenges of software reuse, discusses software reuse within the context of the Naval Open Architecture under the current Department of Defense and DoN policy and guidance, provides a strategy for successful software reuse, and introduces the student to the Software Hardware Asset Reuse Enterprise (SHARE) repository established by the Navy's Open Architecture (OA) program.