A Simulation Modeling Approach to Understanding the Software Development Process.

Abstract

This report, prepared for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), describes an assessment of the feasibility of utilizing simulation techniques to aid in the management of large-scale software developments. A model of the software development process was constructed, state-of-the-art prototype simulation tools used, and an experiment conducted to demonstrate the feasibility. A result of this effort is the concept of a Software Development Process Simulator which could be utilized to assist in project planning (cost estimation) and project control (progress status assessment). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070960

Entities

People

  • A. H. Stone
  • G. Y. Wong
  • J. A. Mccall

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Project Management
  • Reliability
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Software Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.