How tightly do you cling to your old software? The more familiar you become with a software, the stronger you hold onto the comfort blanket. The comfort blanket won’t last forever, as systems change, outdated models lose support, and former technology evolves and improves over its ancestors.
The temptation is to hold the software tight and never let go if it still manages to get the job done. However, when too much time passes, the choice to switch software may be made for you. Adobe Flash lasted 25 years until Adobe announced end of life last year. If you and your business aren’t actively monitoring your software, you may fall behind on best practices and go the way of the dinosaurs.
Odds are the software you started with is not the most efficient software option now. To fill a need, many companies quickly find a general use software, like Microsoft Excel, that sort of works to fulfill a critical requirement. Non-specialized software can temporarily Band-Aid the issue. But covering the problem causes new problems since the software doesn’t work as well as a more specialized software. The problem snowballs, as years of basing a business on a software that doesn’t fit causes lengthy, inefficient processes to become the norm.
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SOURCE In Time Tec