[DUG] Risk Management Plan

[stephen at bertram.co.nz]

Hi All

It's not an issue I've come up with personally in my career, though it
should have been.

I have been a sole developer on a number of projects and have never had
client accessible source code in those situations, so would have left them
in a hell of a hole of a if the bus had arrived at the right time.

I'm now (mainly) retired but would be happy to step into the breach to keep
legacy Delphi running productively.

I suggest that we, "DUG", set up a register of competent developers who can
maintain systems if the primary source is cut off and define some "Escrow"
holder as the source repository of record. I know that the number of Delphi
devotees is shrinking, but there are still a number of us who can still
make sense of others code and keep it running.

If anyone is interested I would be willing to set up a website on my domain
listing available Delphi resources and possibly to hold code in escrow.
These days I have little else to do.

S0.02
Stephen Bertram
---- Original Message ----
From: "Gary T. Benner" 
To: jc at sunshinesoftware.co.nz
Cc: delphi at listserver.123.net.nz
Sent: Wed, Dec 3, 2014, 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG] Risk Management Plan

 [Reply] 

	 Hello John, 

	 I've often been in the same situation, usually the line is  

	 "what's going to happen if you get run over by a bus?" 

	 One way to deal with this is with a "code buddy". There's a bunch of
others on the DUG List who would no doubt be interested in a 2 way deal, to
provide a backup.  

	 There's a bit of work both ways, but it means you both benefit from
having another experienced developer able to provide "off site" backups,
and experience to pick up the reins should any of the nasty scenarios pan
out. 

	 Much better than escrow as the deal comes with expertise, not a CD / DVD
with code and no experience to deal with it. 

	 An opportunity to implement some mutual peer review processes, whilst
still running your own business. 

	 HTH 

	 Cheers 

	 Gary 

	 At 12:00 on 3/12/2014 you wrote  

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	 >Hi all. 

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	 >One of my clients is expanding their business (thanks to my software;-)
and 

	 >asked me about a Risk Management Plan in case I would disappear, fair 

	 >enough.  

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	 >Me, myself and I are only a small company (as many of you might be too),
so 

	 >no in-house backup developers available.  

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	 >Has any of you any experience or ideas regarding a Risk Management Plan
for 

	 >a one man band? 

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	 >Thanks 

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	 >John Sunshine 

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