Big government software simulation projects for those who actually have to do it
Ralph R. Nebiker · Winter Simulation Conference · 2005
Practical tips for getting the job done. Software simulation development experiences the same problems, if not more, as do other large software development projects. Automated software development is the future of software engineering for large projects because manually supported coding and testing can't do the job, but automated software development is a big change for the government, which is based on managing people through document review. Change management and working with staffs slow to accept change is the biggest problem. Becoming proficient at abstraction was our biggest technical challenge. It was two years before we were able to stand on our own technically, and after three years some support personnel still didn't understand our process.