Resource Allocation among Development Phases: An Economic Approach

Peleg Yiftachel, Dan Peled, Irit Hadar, Dan Goldwasser

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Abstract

This study presents an economic model for solving the SW manufacturing problem of resource allocation among the different development phases. The suggested model takes into consideration the allocation effects on SW quality, development cost and customers willingness to pay for quality. The model suggests a bi-level definition of SW manufacturer output. The first level considers the quality of the different phases artifacts, (internal quality), while the integration of all these qualities into what is consumed by the customer constitutes the second level (external quality). We illustrate how the model can be applied in an experimental setting, and describe the tools developed for such applications. This illustration lays the basis for future empirical studies evaluating the model's different functions and ability to improve SW development processes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Economics Driven Software Engineering Research
Place of PublicationNew York, NY, USA
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages43–48
ISBN (Print)1595933964
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

Publication series

NameEDSER '06
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery

Keywords

  • software quality
  • software resource allocation
  • software production function
  • software development phases

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