Figure 4

TThis figure contains on the left-hand side the traditional COTS-based approach in columnar format with the process working downward. System context is at the top, below that architecture and design, and followed by implementation. On the right-hand side is the SEI COTS-Based System Initiative with three overlapping circles containing system context, marketplace, and architecture and design. The figure demonstrates that the SEI COTS-Based System Initiative is interrelated, rather than sequential as is the traditional approach