Fatimah O. Albalawi, Mashael S. Maashi^*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.1, pp. 39-52, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.015657

Abstract In the software field, a large number of projects fail, and billions of dollars are spent on these failed projects. Many software projects are also produced with poor quality or they do not exactly meet customers’ expectations. Moreover, these projects may exceed project budget and/or time. The complexity of managing software development projects and the poor selection of software development life cycle (SDLC) models are among the top reasons for such failure. Various SDLC models are available, but no model is considered the best or worst. In this work, we propose a new methodology that solves the SDLC optimization problem… More >

Tauqeer ul Amin^1,*, Basit Shahzad¹, Fazal-e-Amin², Muhammad Shoaib²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2665-2680, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013263

Abstract Requirements elicitation is a fundamental phase of software development in which an analyst discovers the needs of different stakeholders and transforms them into requirements. This phase is cost- and time-intensive, and a project may fail if there are excessive costs and schedule overruns. COVID-19 has affected the software industry by reducing interactions between developers and customers. Such a lack of interaction is a key reason for the failure of software projects. Projects can also fail when customers do not know precisely what they want. Furthermore, selecting the unsuitable elicitation technique can also cause project failure. The present study, therefore, aimed… More >

Musawwer Khan¹, Islam Ali¹, Waqar Mehmood¹, Wasif Nisar¹, Waqar Aslam², Muhammad Shafiq³, Jin-Ghoo Choi^3,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 311-331, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.014280

Abstract Legacy systems deteriorate due to changing business practices and recurrent problems such as high maintenance cost, lack of agility, and degraded performance. Modernization is highly desired especially for those organizations where key business processes are managed by legacy systems. During modernizing, two important aspects are usually ignored, i.e., the transformation of a legacy system to an enterprise solution, and considerations of quality concerns. This overlooking leads to a modernized information system that partially achieves the expected outcome. In this paper, we propose a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Compliant Modernization Framework (CCMF) that addresses the problems of legacy systems by… More >

Shouki A. Ebad^1,∗, Moataz Ahmed^2,†

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.34, No.5, pp. 283-296, 2019, DOI:10.32604/csse.2019.34.283

Abstract In object-oriented development, packages form the basic modular structural components of large-scale software systems. Packaging processes aim to group classes together to provide well-identified functions/services to the rest of the system. In this context, it is widely believed that packaging quality has an influence on the software stability so that it should be useful predictors for modular structural stability. In this paper, we investigate the effect of packaging configurations on the modular structure stability of object-oriented systems. Using genetic algorithms, we conducted a series of experiments to find the relation between the packaging quality and modular structure stability. We conducted… More >

Siti Noor Hasanah Ghazali¹, Siti Salwah Salim^1,*, Irum Inayat², Siti Hafizah Ab Hamid¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.33, No.3, pp. 169-185, 2018, DOI:10.32604/csse.2018.33.169

Abstract In agile software development, project estimation often depends on group discussion and expert opinions. Literature claims that group discussion in risk analysis helps to identify some of the crucial issues that might affect development, testing, and implementation. However, risk prioritization often relies on individual expert judgment. Therefore, Risk Poker, a lightweight risk-based testing methodology in which risk analysis is performed through group discussion that outperforms the individual analyst’s estimation is introduced in agile methods. Keeping in view aforementioned benefits Risk Poker can offer, unfortunately, no study has been conducted to empirically prove its ability to improve the testing process to… More >