The work is best done when the asset consumer has a well-defined problem that needs to be resolved. The asset
consumer's understanding of the problem directly affects the activities of searching and evaluating an asset for its
relevance.
This work may be done across multiple work sessions, and it may be interrupted at any point in the activities.
It is possible that after applying a reusable asset, a refined asset may be repackaged for others to use. For example,
applying a domain reference architecture reusable asset, and configuring it for a specific application context, may
result in an application reference architecture that could be further applied in additional contexts. In such cases,
the individual filling the role of the asset consumer would identify the produced application reference architecture as
a candidate for further reuse. This feeds in to the organizational reuse program, which decides which reusable assets
to produce.
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