RVSim: a simulation approach to predict the impact of requirements volatility on software project plans

Authors:
Dapeng Liu;Qing Wang;Junchao Xiao;Juan Li;Huaizhang Li
Affiliations:
Laboratory for Internet Software Technologies, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China and Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;Laboratory for Internet Software Technologies, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;Laboratory for Internet Software Technologies, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;Laboratory for Internet Software Technologies, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;Laboratory for Internet Software Technologies, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Venue:
ICSP'08 Proceedings of the Software process, 2008 international conference on Making globally distributed software development a success story
Year:
2008

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Abstract

Requirements volatility is a common project risk which has severeconsequences on software projects. Though its impact on various aspects ofsoftware projects has been highlighted extensively, its influence on projectplans is not well explored yet. This paper proposes a simulation approachRVSim (Requirements Volatility Simulation) which utilizes requirements traceabilityand dependency information to predict the impact of requirements volatilityon software project plans. RVSim can help analyze the effects of requirementsvolatility in depth, and provide useful information for users to make betterdecisions. Moreover, RVSim supports customization for users' own softwareprocesses and projects. We also provide a case study to illustrate the applicabilityand effectiveness of RVSim.