Forecasting software development project characteristics using meta-modeling

  • Authors:
  • A. S. Bazhenov;V. M. Itsykson

  • Affiliations:
  • CSSE, ICC, SPbSPU, Saint-Petersburg, Russia;CSSE, ICC, SPbSPU, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 9th Central & Eastern European Software Engineering Conference in Russia
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Applying forecasting principles to software development projects is becoming one of the main trends in the modern commercial software development. There are several reasons for that, but one of the major is the rapid industry growth, which sets high expectations for the results quality and delivery timelines. Forecasting becomes possible through utilizing modern software development methodologies, simulation and statistical models. This research introduces a method to create custom software development project models (to be further used for forecasting) based on the so-called meta-modeling principles. The article defines the meta-model concept, its structure and principles, gives examples on how it can be used to simulate real software development projects.