Greater competition is pressuring industries to improve efficiency through the use of Software Product Line (SPL), which has drastically increased the productivity of IT-related industries. This book details various aspects of SPL implementation in different domains, while documenting best practices with regard to system development.

The book contains a number of chapters on organizational and managerial issues followed by methodologies and processes, technical issues, and industry experiences and case studies. ?Significant research went into the creation of this book. ? . Specific areas I found useful and applicable in my role of project, product, and program management include:

• The IDEAL model for managing change
• The balanced scorecard
• The product management pyramid
• The out-of-the-box development model
• Security Services for application systems
• Discussions on business process management

Applied Software Product Line Engineering offers best practices and productivity improvement tips for designing software products.
-Ann E. Drinkwater, on StickyMinds.com, October 2010