Modernização de software: indicadores do grau de degradação

Abstract

Many softwares, which are using by the companies, have the objective to support their business activities. This kind of support happens by means of processes controls and/or accomplishment of business processes. The software used in the companies executes humans being activities and it stays in the same environment of the business process. However, the environment is not static, the software application needs change according the company needs. The software changings are necessary by his useful life and for by his degradation too, because the business process representation inside the software becomes more complex. The complexity is one of the limitation to change the software without high cost and risks for organization until the impossibility of the his maintenance. There are many approaches to extend the use time of software until his replacing in the company. This research uses concepts like evolution, modernization and degradation of software with the objective to discuss and offer indicators metrics based in needs of business processes. The objective is identify which moment the company should makes plan to do the modernization approaches for extend the time of software useful