Application of evolutionary algorithm to find the trade-off between complexity of software and its deliverability

Abstract

The term software complexity can be categorized in two ways. One is the code complexity which is not visible to the user and is the second one is the user interface complexity which is visible to the user. This research work is specifically about the second one that is user interface complexity aspect of any software. The complexity of software with respect to the user varies from person to person. The same software at the same time could be a difficult to a person to work upon, very difficult for another person and at the same time could be simple for another person. This complexity or the comfort level varies because of social, economical and technical reasons. For example, an online shopping from a website could be a simple task for a person who has some prior knowledge about computer and internet but at the same time it is a complex procedure for those who are not familiar with the internet and computers. Similarly, if talk about the ERP software, that are being used by a lot of companies are having a different complexity level among the user in the same organization. The high complexity of usage affects the market status of the software as the user finds it difficult to operate or to work upon and as a result, the software fails to deliver its maximum value to the organization which is the deliverability factor of the software.