Running a software product line: standing still is going backwards

Abstract

Danfoss Drives - one of the largest producers of frequency converters in the world - has been doing Software Product Line development for its frequency converter products for about 3 years. This paper describes the approach used and the experiences with it. It discusses processes, ways to convince the unconvinced and arising tool issues when doing product line development.This paper is a follow-up on a previous article which described the product line migration process in detail.