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Incremental software development replaces monolithic-type development by offering a series of releases with additive functionality. To create optimal value under existing project constraints, the question is what should be done when? Release planning (RP) provides the answer by assigning features to a sequence of releases in the most beneficial way within the resources available.
In this chapter, we extend the existing hybrid intelligence-based release planning method called EVOLVE* to accommodate financial value in the form of net present value estimates of proposed features. This extension enables us to perform financial value-based software release planning. The new approach called F-EVOLVE* is illustrated by an example. The results show that the F-EVOLVE* model may be used to decide which features to produce and when based on their financial contributions. Specifically, F-EVOLVE* may be used to determine which features generate the highest returns, with the shortest development time.
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Maurice, S., Ruhe, G., Saliu, O., Ngo-The, A. (2006). Decision Support for Value-Based Software Release Planning. In: Biffl, S., Aurum, A., Boehm, B., Erdogmus, H., Grünbacher, P. (eds) Value-Based Software Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29263-2_12
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