Simulation: An Enabling Technology in Software Engineering

April 1999 What Is So Great About Simulation? Simulation can be applied in many critical areas. It allows issues to be addressed before they become problems. Simulation is more than just a technology because it forces one to think in global terms about system behavior and about systems being more than the sum of their components. Simulation can provide insight into the designs of processes, architectures, or product lines before significant time and cost have been invested and can be of great benefit in support of training. Simulation is being increasingly emphasized in the Department of Defense (DoD) community, where there is documented evidence that its impact on cost, quality, and schedule is nontrivial. I believe that the software engineering community needs to take a stronger role in exploiting the technology [1].

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