7. Summary

The decision to upgrade or invest in a new system is affected by a number of decisions. These inlcude :-

  • The financial cost of the change
  • The impact this will have in staff in term if training and productivity
  • The impact this will have on system hardware
  • Do the benefits of the new system outweigh the cost of implementing

It is often the case that upgrading a custom or bespoke system is much more sensitive to these issues compared to an off-the-shelf system.

 

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