Software development agreement review basics
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Overview
This article explains basic checks for software development agreements, including requirements, milestones, acceptance, IP, defects, change requests and source code.
Key points
- Requirements and deliverables should be concrete enough for acceptance
- Milestones, change requests and delays need practical procedures
- IP ownership and source-code handling should be aligned with future use
- Defect liability and maintenance should be separated from development obligations
Practical perspective
In practice, this topic should be reviewed together with the transaction structure, internal approval flow, counterparty relationship, business priority and risk tolerance. Generative AI can support initial organization, comparison and drafting, but attorneys or the legal team should remain responsible for final legal judgment.