A Software Ecosystem Reference Model for the TEL domain

Table 1 describes three goals for supporting successful strategic reuse in the TEL domain. These goals
are related to (1) the ability to extend and reuse content and components, (2) extending development
processes between organizations, and (3) the ability to formalize processes. We find that SPLs could
provide a way to achieve the goal of S1, providing the ability to extend and reuse content and
components. However, SPLs fall short in respect to goal 2 due to the lack of inter-organizational
focus. Comparing the required mechanisms with an existing reference model (Pettersson et al., 2010)
for the domain, we find that the existing model falls short. The model is lacking detailed support for
collaboration between the stakeholders as well as facilitating curation of ecosystem assets. This
section describes the enhancements made to meet each goal and combine them together into an
enhanced reference model.