Abstract
The method of earned value management is traditionally applied to the progress assessment of actual software projects in many IT companies. Also, Open Source Software (OSS) are used under the various situations because of cost reduction, standardization, and quick delivery. In particular, many OSS are developed and managed by using fault big data recorded on the bug tracking systems. Several research papers in terms of OSS reliability assessment have been published in the past. The fault is caused by the poor handling of effort control. Therefore, we can make a stable and safety operation for OSS system if the OSS project is appropriately managed by using the software effort. The OSS effort estimation model by using a conventional stochastic differential equation model is discussed in this paper. Then, we propose the optimal maintenance problem based on the earned value requirement. In particular, we develop the OSS project stability support tool. Furthermore, several performance illustrations of the developed software tool are shown by using the effort data under actual OSS project.
Highlights
The method of Earned Value Management (EVM) [1] is used in the progress assessment of actual software projects under various IT companies
Many Open Source Software (OSS) are managed in OSS project by using fault big data recorded on the bug tracking systems
OSS are used under the various situations, because OSS are useful for many users to make cost reduction, standardization, and quick delivery
Summary
The method of Earned Value Management (EVM) [1] is used in the progress assessment of actual software projects under various IT companies. Our research group has proposed and discussed the method of reliability assessment for the proprietary software and OSS [5,6,7,8]. The appropriate control of management effort for OSS will indirectly link to the quality, reliability, and cost. It is useful for OSS project managers to decide the maintenance time. This paper discusses a useful method of OSS project management based on the earned value analysis considering the irregular fluctuation of performance resulting from the characteristics of OSS development and management. Several performance illustrations of the OSS project stability support tool are shown by using the effort data in actual OSS project
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