ProSim'04-the 5th international workshop on software process simulation and modeling

Abstract

The complex challenges currently faced by software development companies must be handled in a dynamic project environment of frequently changing technologies, short-staffed projects and globally distributed development teams. Globalization is forcing companies to significantly cut costs in order to be competitive. Amid these pressures, new software development lifecycle process alternatives have emerged from agile methods, such as extreme programming, to well-planned product line development. Open source software development is ramping up. At the same time, many projects are being contracted out, either in whole or in part. Subsequently, software may be developed in multiple locations around the world, resulting in a greater need for good communication and co-ordination. Security assurance is another issue that requires increased attention. The goal of this workshop is to bring together academics and practitioners interested in the area of software process modeling and simulation and in important industrial issues related to cost estimation and business process design. ProSim 2004 continues the tradition set in previous workshops of serving as an international forum for presenting current research themes and applications, and for discussing various approaches to discover underlying similarities at both the applied and theoretical levels. In particular, this workshop will solicit research dealing with both the application of software process simulation research in addressing real-world problems, as well as advances being made which provide the foundation for Software Process and Software Process Simulation Modeling in the future. 2. Topics of interest