The Study of Resource Allocation among Software Development Phases : An Economics-Based Approach

Joint Authors

Peled, Dan
Goldwasser, Dan
Hadar, Irit
Yiftachel, Peleg
Farchi, Eitan

Source

Advances in Software Engineering

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-21, 21 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-01-12

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

21

Main Subjects

Mathematics

Abstract EN

This paper presents an economics-based approach for studying the problem of resource allocation among software development phases.

Our approach is structured along two parallel axes: theoretical and empirical.

We developed a general economic model for analyzing the allocation problem as a constrained profit maximization problem.

The model, based on a novel concept of software production function, considers the effects of different allocations of development resources on output measures of the resulting software product.

An empirical environment for evaluating and refining the model is presented, and a first exploratory study for characterizing the model's components and developers' resource allocation decisions is described.

The findings illustrate how the model can be applied and validate its underlying assumptions and usability.

Future quantitative empirical studies can refine and substantiate various aspects of the proposed model and ultimately improve the productivity of software development processes.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Yiftachel, Peleg& Hadar, Irit& Peled, Dan& Farchi, Eitan& Goldwasser, Dan. 2012. The Study of Resource Allocation among Software Development Phases : An Economics-Based Approach. Advances in Software Engineering،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-21.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Yiftachel, Peleg…[et al.]. The Study of Resource Allocation among Software Development Phases : An Economics-Based Approach. Advances in Software Engineering No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-21.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Yiftachel, Peleg& Hadar, Irit& Peled, Dan& Farchi, Eitan& Goldwasser, Dan. The Study of Resource Allocation among Software Development Phases : An Economics-Based Approach. Advances in Software Engineering. 2012. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482302

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-482302