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CIOs must ask 3 key questions before retiring legacy systems

Paul A. Mohabir, head of IT at Transervice Logistics, outlines a three-question framework for CIOs to determine when legacy systems can be retired after a platform migration. The key questions focus on whether employees can still perform their work with the new system, who will provide ongoing support for retained services, and what costs are still associated with the old environment. Mohabir emphasizes that these considerations should be part of the original business case, not an afterthought, and that clear operating ownership and financial accounting are crucial for successful system retirement. AI

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Paul A Mohabir, Forbes Councils Member ·

    The CIO’s Modernization Test: What Can The Business Safely Retire?

    What you should avoid is retiring something necessary to make a project look finished, or keeping it indefinitely because no one owns the decision.