A SIMU LATION MODEL BASED ON MARKOV DECISION PROCESS TO ASSESS SOFTWARE QUALITY

This article proposes a simulation model utilizing Markov Decision Process (MDP) for quality assessment of Software Development Process (SDP). The MDP is based on a qualification model, which contains project architecture, team assignment strategy, Software Quality Assurance (SQA) system construction strategy, and qualification actions selected in the SQA system. The proposed approach has been demonstrated using a sample software project taken from the literature. The results prove the proposed approach to be capable of assessing alternative strategies at earlier stages of SDP.