Multiobjective simulation optimisation in software project management

Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO'11

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1883-1890

  Rodríguez, Daniel ^a   Ruiz, Mercedes ^b   Riquelme, José C ^c   Harrison, Rachel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiobjective genetic algorithms; NSGA II; Simulation optimisation; Software project management

Indexed keywords

BEST VALUE; COST AND SCHEDULE; CURRENT SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FITNESS FUNCTIONS; MEDIUM SIZE; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES; NSGA-II; NSGA-II ALGORITHM; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OUTPUT VARIABLES; PARETO FRONT; PROJECT MANAGERS; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION OPTIMISATION; SINGLE OBJECTIVE; SOFTWARE PROJECT; SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROJECT SIMULATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TEAM SIZE; VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MANAGERS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 84860409205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2001576.2001829     Document Type: Conference Paper

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