ITNOW 2005 47(1):20-21; doi:10.1093/combul/bwi007
Cut the biggest IT cost
Keith Bennett, FBCS 1,
Dr Nicolas Gold, MBCS 2 and
Andrew Mohan, MBCS 3
1 Professor of computer engineering at Durham University, 2 Lecturer at Manchester University, 3 Student at Manchester University and vice-chairman of the BCS Manchester Branch
Software maintenance gobbles up the lion's share of the total cost of software over its lifetime. Why is this so, and how can these costs be controlled and even reduced? Keith Bennett FBCS, Nicolas Gold MBCS and Andrew Mohan MBCS offer some advice

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