The definition of the software process line that was used to allow comparing the investigated approaches it was based in analysis of the OpenUP-based processes from three existing research and development projects developed in cooperation between our institution and other ones (extractive technique). These research and development projects are characterized as:
After the commonalities and variabilities analysis, the common process elements formed the core of the process line, the variable elements were associated with high-level features. The following links describe the process line core and the high-level features and their associated process elements.