Software Maintenance: 1990 status
Sasa M. Dekleva · Journal of Software Maintenance Research and Practice · 1992
Abstract Results of a survey of the 1990 Software Maintenance Association Meeting and Conference attendees indicate a number of changes in software maintenance‐related issues. Systems are ageing and growing in size. Software maintenance is separated from new systems development in more than half of the organizations. Over 45% of maintenance work is spent on functional enhancements. About three out of four organizations depend on specific individuals because no‐one else can maintain particular systems and only 5% of organizations employ a formal method for determining when software should be rewritten. Responses describing major problems and preferred changes in DP organizations were classified into general categories and compared with previous similar studies. Trends show maturation of software maintenance toward a greater appreciation of maintenance and at least an intention of managers to improve the support of this activity.