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Empirical Assessment of the Perception of Software Product Line Engineering by an SME before Migrating its Code Base

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02707v1
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:39:05 GMT
Title: Empirical Assessment of the Perception of Software Product Line Engineering by an SME before Migrating its Code Base
Authors: Thomas Georges, Marianne Huchard, Mélanie König, Clémentine Nebut, Chouki Tibermacine,
Abstract summary: Migrating a set of software variants into a software product line (SPL) is an expensive and potentially challenging endeavor.<n>This paper stems from a collaboration with a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) that decided to migrate its existing code base into an SPL.<n>We conducted an in-depth evaluation of the company's current development processes and practices, as well as the anticipated benefits and risks associated with the migration.
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Abstract: Migrating a set of software variants into a software product line (SPL) is an expensive and potentially challenging endeavor. Indeed, SPL engineering can significantly impact a company's development process and often requires changes to established developer practices. The work presented in this paper stems from a collaboration with a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) that decided to migrate its existing code base into an SPL. In this study, we conducted an in-depth evaluation of the company's current development processes and practices, as well as the anticipated benefits and risks associated with the migration. Key stakeholders involved in software development participated in this evaluation to provide insight into their perceptions of the migration and their potential resistance to change. This paper describes the design of the interviews conducted with these stakeholders and presents an analysis of the results. Among the qualitative findings, we observed that all participants, regardless of their role in the development process, identified benefits of the migration relevant to their own activities. Furthermore, our results suggest that an effective risk mitigation strategy involves keeping stakeholders informed and engaged throughout the process, preserving as many good practices as possible, and actively involving them in the migration to ensure a smooth transition and minimize potential challenges.

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