Methodology of functionality selection for water management software and examples of its application

When developing new software products and adapting existing software, project leaders have to decide which functionalities to keep, adapt or develop. They have to consider that the cost of making errors during the specification phase is extremely high. In this paper a formalised approach is proposed...

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Published in:Water science and technology 2013-01, Vol.68 (12), p.2591-2598
Main Author: VASILYEV, K. N
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Applied sciences
Coefficients
Computer programs
Continental surface waters
Criteria
Damage assessment
Decision Making
Economic models
Errors
Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
Flood damage
Global environmental pollution
Hydrodynamics
Modelling
Models, Theoretical
Natural water pollution
Pollution
Software
Software Design
Software development
Water damage
Water management
Water Movements
Water resources
Water resources management
Water Supply - economics
Water Supply - standards
Water treatment and pollution
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description When developing new software products and adapting existing software, project leaders have to decide which functionalities to keep, adapt or develop. They have to consider that the cost of making errors during the specification phase is extremely high. In this paper a formalised approach is proposed that considers the main criteria for selecting new software functions. The application of this approach minimises the chances of making errors in selecting the functions to apply. Based on the work on software development and support projects in the area of water resources and flood damage evaluation in economic terms at CH2M HILL (the developers of the flood modelling package ISIS), the author has defined seven criteria for selecting functions to be included in a software product. The approach is based on the evaluation of the relative significance of the functions to be included into the software product. Evaluation is achieved by considering each criterion and the weighting coefficients of each criterion in turn and applying the method of normalisation. This paper includes a description of this new approach and examples of its application in the development of new software products in the are of the water resources management.
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Continental surface waters
Criteria
Damage assessment
Decision Making
Economic models
Errors
Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
Flood damage
Global environmental pollution
Hydrodynamics
Modelling
Models, Theoretical
Natural water pollution
Pollution
Software
Software Design
Software development
Water damage
Water management
Water Movements
Water resources
Water resources management
Water Supply - economics
Water Supply - standards
Water treatment and pollution
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