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The Costs and Implications of Application Software Maintenance

Submitted by cgerth on October 2, 2009 - 10:49am.

Software maintenance is defined as “the process of modifying existing operational software while leaving it's primary functions intact”. It is different from hardware maintenance due to the fact that software does not experience any physical wear and tear, but generally it's usefulness depreciates over time. In almost all cases, software is delivered and implemented with hidden flaws. On average, the cost of application software maintenance is greater than half of the overall systems' life cycle cost.

Application Quality Measurement and the Outsourcing Relationship

Submitted by cgerth on July 14, 2009 - 9:47am.

I recently came across an interesting webinar presented by our Partner Cast software.  The webinar does a great job of presenting many of the challenges faced in the outsourced vendor buyer -relationship and discusses traditional techniques (SLA's, extreme  process focus) currently used by many parties. This is followed by a deeper dive of the improvements afforded by leveraging Application Quality measurement techniques.

The Emperor's New Clothes

Submitted by cgerth on May 21, 2009 - 9:52am.

Ever wonder about the risk profile of your IT application portfolio?


cgerth
cgerth
SVP of Application Services at Alliance Global Services focused on Rightware, innovative software development practices to drive high value applications. Prior to AGS I was COO at Fusion Technologies developing global teams focused on delivering quality applications.
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Alliance’s RIGHTBlog shares our thoughts and experiences of our most valued resource - our people. With extensive experience in four key areas: strategic guidance, outsourced product development, quality assurance and testing, and application maintenance, we share this expert knowledge and personal insight in order to exchange ideas and solutions.


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