Agents of RUP processes model for IT organizations readiness to agile transformation assessment

Abstract

A significant problem in modern software engineering is maturity assessment of organizations developing software. We propose the use of process model of RUP development methodology as a pattern for comparing it with the tested project. Percent values of accordance coefficient determine the task accordance of the tested project with the pattern of activities flow. This RUP model concept is based on a multi-agent based simulation (MABS). It presents agents and their behaviours as well as objects placed in the agent system environment. The behaviour of agents is presented as a set of Finite State Automatons. The usefulness of the method for assessment of organization’s maturity was examined in a two-part experiment. The result of the first part of the experiment was used in the second part as the process pattern to determine the accordance of a sample project to the result of simulated model. The results confirmed the usefulness of the model in maturity assessment.