legacy software maintenance and management

Legacy Software Maintenance and Management

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

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.

Key AdvantagesHere 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.

Pitfalls of Not Maintaining a Legacy Software

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Solution

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.

Choosing The Right PartnerA 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 Agreement2. Monthly Contracts3. Efficient project management

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