Transitioning from development to maintenance

It is pointed out that the life cycle of many large software systems includes a major milestone for delivery and a transition phase during which the software item ceases to be the responsibility of the developer and becomes the responsibility of some other organization. The author identifies management and technical issues which arise as a part of this transition. These issues include the transfer of project management functions, the provision for future development/maintenance technical support, the establishment of new user-maintainer interfaces, and the installation and implementation of the hardware, software, tools, and procedures in the maintenance facility which are necessary so that maintenance may commence