Projection of Maximum Software Maintenance Manning Levels.
Abstract
The apparent lack of management of software maintenance within DOD and throughout the software industry has given rise to concern, as the costs associated with software maintenance continue to increase. The major contributor to the rise in maintenance costs seems to be personnel costs as opposed to hardware acquisition or computer time. However, to-date, it appears that little research has been conducted to attempt to resolve this problem. There also appears to be a lack of any standard definition of software maintenance. This thesis discusses various models which have been developed to attempt to predict maintenance manloading as the controlling factor in maintenance costing. It evaluates one model in particular, and proposes a possible maintenance versus life cycle phase relationship which may be of assistance to the software manager in maintenance manloading prediction. It also proposes specific topics for further research in this area.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA123818
Entities
People
- Ray A. Hodgson
- Stephen L. Tody
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School