Title :
A case study in assessing the maintainability of large, software-intensive systems
Author :
Brown, Alan W. ; Carney, David J. ; Clements, Paul C.
Author_Institution :
Software Eng. Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Maintenance of a computer-based system accounts for a large proportion of the total system cost. However, no well-established techniques exist for assessing the maintainability of such a system. This paper presents a case study in assessing the maintainability of a large, software intensive system. The techniques we used are described, and their strengths and weaknesses discussed.
Keywords :
software development management; software maintenance; case study; computer-based system; maintainability; software-intensive systems; system cost; Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Documentation; Humans; Process control; Research and development; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software systems; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Engineering of Computer Based Systems, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 International Symposium and Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2531-1
DOI :
10.1109/ECBS.1995.521862
