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Software process simulation has been proposed as a means of studying software development processes and answering specific questions about them, such as, “How feasible is a schedule?” This study looked at the question of schedule feasibility for a testing process constrained by availability of test facilities. Simulation models of the testing process were used to identify the significant factors affecting the test duration, estimate a likely completion time for the testing, and provide an empirical basis for re-planning the testing.
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Houston, D., Lieu, M. (2010). Modeling a Resource-Constrained Test-and-Fix Cycle and Test Phase Duration. In: Münch, J., Yang, Y., Schäfer, W. (eds) New Modeling Concepts for Today’s Software Processes. ICSP 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6195. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14347-2_19
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