Legacy Software Maintenance And Management
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The document discusses the importance of maintaining and managing legacy software, highlighting that neglect can lead to productivity issues, resource management challenges, and integration problems. It outlines key advantages of proper maintenance, such as improved profitability and customer satisfaction, while also suggesting a strategic approach to transition to new technology while maintaining existing systems. The document recommends partnering with expert agencies, like ValueCoders, for effective legacy software management.
Legacy Software Maintenance And Management
- 1. Legacy Software Maintenance and Management
- 2. Contents ● Introduction ● Key Advantages ● Pitfalls of Not Maintaining a Legacy Software ○ Productivity Issues ○ Resource Management ○ Problems With Integration ○ Planning Issues ● The Solution ○ Strategize The Transition Process
- 3. Introduction ● A legacy software can work really well for your business, if not ignored. Else there are chances that it becomes more of a liability. Sometimes the key issue for legacy software management is the quality of code. ● If proper maintenance of a legacy application is not done then the outcome can be extremely unfavourable. There are many incidents of legacy application failures that happen on a continuous basis, if the application is not maintained properly.
- 4. Key Advantages Here are some key advantages of investing in the maintenance and management of a legacy software application: - Improved profitability of the business - Improved level of customer service and customer satisfaction - Innovation in systems and processes Making sure that the ERP system is bringing about a steady return on investment involves doing structural changes in the application and ensuring that it is working according to the latest business requirements and processes.
- 5. Pitfalls of Not Maintaining a Legacy Software
- 6. Productivity Issues ● If the legacy software in not maintained properly, then the business suffers the risk of reduced business productivity. ● Handling a variety of data sources and creating a link between them becomes big challenge if the legacy applications are not managed properly.
- 7. Resource Management ● Without a legacy software in place, it is hard to manage the company resources in the most appropriate manner. The employees of the company have to stretch keep the manual processes going. ● On the other hand, a fully automated and maintained ERP solution ensures that most processes can be automated and the number of resources and hours can be optimized.
- 8. Problems With Integration ● Integration of a legacy software with other latest SaaS based applications becomes difficult if not maintained and managed properly. Many organisations face huge issues because their legacy applications become redundant because they can’t be integrated with other apps. ● This leads to increase in the number of systems and processes in managing the legacy application.
- 9. Planning Issues ● Since existing tools become redundant, one starts to plan for investing in newer latest software. ● If solutions are not integrated properly then the new work force is not equipped to handle different types of applications being used in the company.
- 10. The Solution
- 11. Strategize a Transition Process ● Investment in newer technology must be coupled with maintaining the existing application and using and innovative approach to upgrade it as much as possible. ● Having an offshore support team helps in making the whole process smooth.
- 12. Choosing The Right Partner A business look for remote teams for legacy software maintenance and management must hire the services of an expert agency like ValueCoders. ValueCoders provides distinctive features like: 1. Non-Disclosure Agreement 2. Monthly Contracts 3. Efficient project management
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