Abstract

InSoftwarethisEngineering chapter, we discuss the management of simulation validation for complex simulation systems. We first present nine principles for simulation validation, which are important to achieve good management and determine the success of simulation validation. By considering these principles, we present a management framework of simulation verification and validation, which includes four components: V&V process, V&V scheme, V&V metrics, andMetric V&V tools. That is, we adopt a process-oriented, optimized, quantitative, and automatic management manner for simulation V&V of complex simulation systems. We then describe each component of the framework in detail and discuss the involved management issues. We hope this chapter could help the user to understand the management of simulation validation for complex simulation systems, and guide the user to manage the validation of practical simulation systems.