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The next generation of in-house software development

  • In addition to buying software, most companies develop their own customized applications to support business needs.
  • But developing, deploying, and managing customized applications is ever more expensive, and revising them to meet evolving business needs can be time consuming.
  • Some companies are starting to develop and maintain customized applications by adopting the principles of packaged-software development: standardize to meet the greatest number of needs; write once and sell many times.
  • These companies are developing applications with reusable software components and turning maintenance and management processes into standardized "products" for internal use.
This article includes the following exhibits:
  • Exhibit 1: Standardizing processes into products.
  • Sidebar exhibit: Development and delivery: comparing the old with the new.

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