Software Maintenance: Understanding and Estimating Costs
Why do some projects in the field of software development become famous, "live" for a long time, and have positive feedback from users, while others are quickly closed? Most often, the reason for success or failure is the budget. Successful projects exist with well-planned expenses not only for development but also for further maintenance throughout the entire life cycle. The more complex the product, the more money it requires to maintain its competitiveness, introduce even more technologies, and constantly update. And that's just a fraction of the estimated costs. Yes, sometimes you can give even 90% of the cost of its creation to support software. And if you do not include these costs in the budget, the product will quickly "go to the bottom." So why is it so expensive…