Chapter 8

Support

James J. Cusick

Abstract

Discussion of a topic not often covered in software engineering books. Based on real world experience running a large enterprise support organization responsible for a portfolio of web applications managing hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. The scope, methods, and techniques of organizing and managing support engineering organization are presented and explained. This includes software delivery, software maintenance, software evolution, and more. Discussion of concepts of system drift introduced for the first time.

Total Pages: 233-254 (22)

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