Release cycle optimization based on significant features values simulation

A system for release cycle optimization, the system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• access historical data, wherein the historical data relates to a plurality of software versions each having a plurality of attributes;
• select a subset of attributes from the plurality of attributes;
• receive a set of data values for each of the subset of attributes from the plurality of attributes;
• and
• perform one or more simulations of a software development cycle utilizing the set of data values;
• and
• obtain a set of results from the one or more simulations comprising a plurality of predicted field defects values corresponding to each of the set of data values.

A computer program product for release cycle optimization, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• accessing, by a processor, historical data, wherein the historical data relates to a plurality of software versions each having a plurality of attributes;
• selecting a subset of attributes from the plurality of attributes;
• receiving a set of data values for each of the subset of attributes from the plurality of attributes;
• and
• performing one or more simulations of a software development cycle utilizing the set of data values;
• and
• obtaining a set of results from the one or more simulations comprising a plurality of predicted field defects values corresponding to each of the set of data values.