On the Merits and Pitfalls of the Incremental Funding Method and Its Software Project Scheduling Algorithms

Alencar, Antonio Juarez; DoriaJr., Jorge V.; Schmitz, Éber Assis; Correa, Alexandre; VitalJr., Ivan Maia

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-31686-9_57

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“…This incremental investment intends to make the software development project self-funded, i.e., the project should afford the expenses and investment costs through its own financial resources arising from anticipated deliveries of software that create value for the business [5].…”

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Optimizing Framework Release Plans Using the Incremental Funding Method

Andrade¹,

Schmitz²,

Alencar³

et al. 2016

JSW

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This paper presents a method for the definition of the optimal release plan of framework features. The method is based on the economic benefits brought by the use of frameworks as platforms for the development of specific business applications. In the method, framework components (both frozen and hot spots) of new releases are considered to be Architectural Elements (AEs), whilst modules composing the business applications that customize the framework are considered to be Minimum Marketable Features (MMFs). The business applications teams provide the framework development team with the requirements for the features to be included in the next AE releases. While the AE team is focused on the development costs of AE releases, the business applications teams are concerned with the financial returns enabled by the new MMF deployment. The method provides a systematic approach to plan the implementation order of both framework and business application releases. This allows for a balanced view of the total financial value yielded by framework components and business applications.

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Section: Overview Of the Methodsmentioning

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Optimizing Framework Release Plans Using the Incremental Funding Method

Andrade¹,

Schmitz²,

Alencar³

et al. 2016

JSW

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“…These units are called Minimum Marketable Features (MMFs). MMFs are sets of software features that are supposed to offer direct value to customers and they can be implemented in relatively short periods [3]. The development of an MMF is executed incrementally since it may depends on the completion of other units (other MMFs).…”

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“…These algorithms have been criticized in the literature. In particular, the authors in [3] argue that supporting IFM by efficient scheduling algorithms is still an open research field, especially with regard to approaches that could result in schedules that maximize the expected business value generated by a software product.…”

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A dynamic programming algorithm for optimizing the financial return of software projects

Tselios

Ipsilandis

Gerogiannis

2015

2015 6th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA)

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The Incremental Funding Method (IFM) in software development projects aims at optimizing the financial return of a software project through proper sequencing of development activities and incremental releases of the software product. This paper presents a Dynamic Programming (DP) project scheduling algorithm that maximizes a software project's net present value (NPV) under IFM assumptions. Through an exemplar case study we demonstrate that the DP algorithm guarantees optimality in the project scheduling sequence and offers flexibility in adjusting the optimum project schedule dynamically, as market or development conditions change.

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“…As a result the ideas of Denne & Cleland-Huang on incremental funding can make software projects cheaper to run and less risky from the financial point of view [60]. Nevertheless, so far no proposals have been put forward to allow agile software projects in the public sector to be divided into MMFs and AEs.…”

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Evaluation of Agile Software Projects in the Public Sector: A Literature Review

Fernandes¹,

Alencar²,

Schmitz³

et al. 2016

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Abstract:In recent years, agile methods have become a subject of great interest for civil servants. Not only does their use facilitate the deeper involvement of product owners, but it also encourages the early appropriation of many benefits. Since governments are nonprofit organizations, the success of software projects in the public sector relies mostly on the evaluation of the intangible benefits they provide. Nevertheless, everything costs something. Therefore, the evaluation of agile projects in the public sector should take a balanced view of both the tangible and intangible benefits they provide. This paper reviews the existing literature on the evaluation of agile projects in the public sector and analyzes the methods that have been proposed so far. Moreover, it explains the shortcomings of these methods and indicates opportunities for further research and development.

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On the Merits and Pitfalls of the Incremental Funding Method and Its Software Project Scheduling Algorithms

Cited by 12 publications

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Optimizing Framework Release Plans Using the Incremental Funding Method

Optimizing Framework Release Plans Using the Incremental Funding Method

A dynamic programming algorithm for optimizing the financial return of software projects

Evaluation of Agile Software Projects in the Public Sector: A Literature Review

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