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4-0510 A Systems Approach to Software Maintenance

A formal procedure for managing maintenance activities opens a window of opportunity for the IS manager to consider systems as candidates for reverse engineering, reengineering, and restructuring. This article outlines a software maintenance methodology. It discusses development techniques (e.g., the use of CASE tools and standard data definitions) that help to ensure software maintainability and the use of a change management system that enforces more productive maintenance procedures.