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Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Operations Research
  • Software Engineering

Background:

  • Software project scheduling is increasingly complex due to growing project scope and team sizes.
  • The software project scheduling problem (SPSP) is NP-hard, necessitating efficient and robust solution methodologies.
  • Existing techniques struggle with the dimensionality and non-linear nature of SPSP.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an improved differential evolution (DE) algorithm for solving the software project scheduling problem (SPSP).
  • To introduce a novel mutation mechanism within the DE framework to enhance its optimization capabilities for SPSP.
  • To rigorously evaluate the proposed DE method's effectiveness and efficiency against existing approaches.

Main Methods:

  • A refined differential evolution (DE) algorithm incorporating a new mutation strategy was developed.
  • The proposed DE method was applied to 50 randomly generated instances of the software project scheduling problem.
  • Performance was benchmarked against established techniques reported in the literature.

Main Results:

  • The refined DE method achieved superior results in solving the SPSP instances.
  • The new mutation mechanism contributed to the enhanced performance of the DE algorithm.
  • Experimental results validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach for complex scheduling tasks.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed refined differential evolution method offers a more efficient and robust solution for the software project scheduling problem.
  • This advancement addresses the challenges posed by the NP-hard nature and high dimensionality of SPSP.
  • The study provides a valuable optimization tool for software project management and resource allocation.