An asset view on the software process

There are issues of concern to software engineers that cannot be addressed in the context of a single development project. This paper indicates some typical issues, and proposes an asset view of the software development process to enable them to be considered. The asset view places less emphasis on the temporal ordering of activities and more on the concepts of goals, interactions, learning and evolution. It is complementary to the more conventional production view. The asset view may be a better starting point for considerations of reuse and product lines.