DocumentCode :
2970964
Title :
An optimal coordination method for software development
Author :
Xu, Suxiu ; Li, Zhuoxin ; Lu, Qiang ; Li, Gang ; Huang, Li
Author_Institution :
Shenzhen Grad. Sch., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
fYear :
2009
fDate :
8-11 Dec. 2009
Firstpage :
623
Lastpage :
627
Abstract :
The problem of coordinating activities while developing large software systems is challenging. In this paper, we formulate a quantitative coordination model to analyze the optimal management policy for incremental software development. Then we develop an effective solution procedure with polynomial complexity to solve the model. Numerical studies show: (1) too large a team size is counter-productive resulting intensive communication overhead; (2) higher level of product structural complexity and communication efficiency favor more development cycles; (3) higher changeover costs and tighter schedule compression discourage more development cycles; (4) communication efficiency has no great impact on the optimal coordination policy but induces great overhead; (5) the optimal number of modules released reveals a U-shape characteristic. Case study shows that communication costs, module integration costs and system integration costs can be greatly reduced through the use of an optimal coordination policy.
Keywords :
computational complexity; project management; software development management; U-shape characteristic; module integration costs; optimal coordination method; optimal management policy; polynomial complexity; product structural complexity; quantitative coordination model; software development management; software project management; software systems; system integration costs; Context; Cost function; Job shop scheduling; Modular construction; Production; Programming; Software development management; Software performance; Software systems; Technology management; Coordination Theory; incremental development; software project management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2009. IEEM 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4869-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4870-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373259
Filename :
5373259
Link To Document :
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