Software product release planning through optimization and what-if analysis

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 101-111

  van den Akker, Marjan ^a   Brinkkemper, Sjaak ^a   Diepen, Guido ^a   Versendaal, Johan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Integer linear programming; Optimization; Release planning; Requirements management

Indexed keywords

INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION TOOLS; RELEASE PLANNING; REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT;

PROCESS PLANNING;

EID: 36549032766     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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