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The Simulation Project Life Cycle

1–2 hours
Project scoping and planning Requirements documentation Development workflow

Course Overview

This introductory session equips participants with tools and frameworks to ensure simulation projects are well-scoped, properly managed, and delivered with confidence. From defining the project’s purpose to understanding verification and validation, this course lays the foundation for professional simulation project management.

Objectives

  • Understand the importance of clearly defining the project’s purpose
  • Learn to use project management tools effectively
  • Build a solid requirements document
  • Gain introductory knowledge of multi-method simulation concepts
  • Understand the development workflow for building models that represent reality
  • Get introduced to testing, verification, and validation concepts

Prerequisites

  • Understanding of simulation model types and their applications
  • Familiarity with AnyLogic and Java for AnyLogic
  • Basic knowledge of process-centric and System Dynamics models

Topics Covered

1. Before Opening AnyLogic

  • Purpose: Answering the right questions with simulation
  • How purpose guides your modeling approach
  • The requirements document: initial information, document quality, misleading requirements
  • The cost of a poorly defined purpose

2. Management Plan

  • Kanban board: sprints, WIP limits, retrospectives, testing
  • Working effectively as a team
  • The multi-method framework

3. Development Time

  • Modeling reality and managing assumptions
  • The Test–Develop–Review cycle
  • Building flexible models

4. Milestones

  • Verification and validation checkpoints
  • Scenario testing
  • Discussion: why projects fail and how to prevent it

Acquired Knowledge

By the end of this session, participants will:

  • Understand what to consider before starting a simulation model
  • Have a general framework for project development workflow
  • Gain introductory knowledge of verification and validation concepts
  • Model Testing and Verification — Deep-dive into verification techniques
  • Model Validation — Comprehensive validation methodology
  • Exploring Multi-Method Simulation — Combining DES, SD, and ABM
  • Using GitHub with AnyLogic — Version control for team collaboration
  • Reusable Components — Modular model development

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