What should Paperback Press watch for to detect possible obsolescence in the future? Develop a checklist with specific examples that management could use.

What will be an ideal response?


Paperback Press should be alert to the signs and situations listed on page 448, as follows:
• The system’s maintenance history indicates that adaptive and corrective maintenance are increasing steadily.
• Operational costs or execution times are increasing rapidly, and routine perfective maintenance does not reverse or slow the trend.
• A software package is available that provides the same or additional services faster, better, and less expensively than the current system.
• New technology offers a way to perform the same or additional functions more efficiently.
• Maintenance changes or additions are difficult and expensive to perform.
• Users request significant new features to support business requirements.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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