STUDY OF PSO AND MVO OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR TEST EFFORT ESTIMATION
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https://doi.org/10.36676/irt.2021-v7i4-31Keywords:
Test effort estimation, optimization, Halstead ModelAbstract
It has been suggested that software engineering is a discipline that offers standardised methods for the creation, operation, and maintenance of software. The expenditure of both monetary resources and the man-hours contributed by software Engineers in positions of greater significance are necessary in order to ensure the production of high-quality software. In the software business, determining what percentage of resources are needed during the testing phase may be a key challenge throughout the time of project scheduling. It has been discovered that during the testing phase, around 45 percent of the available resources are needed to be assigned. It is difficult to provide an accurate prediction of the quantity of work that will be required during the testing phase. Finding a mechanism that is able to produce the needed amount of effort throughout the testing phase is the primary focus of the research being done. In order to accomplish effort estimate in an efficient way and with more precision, research is now giving the optimum effort required with the assistance of PSO integrated MVO technique.
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