IMS5029

Managing legacy systems

(IT)

To be advised

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: IMS9049 + Prohibitions: SYS5300

Synopsis: Management perspectives on the costs, benefits and risks of legacy systems. The need to quantify legacy systems0 value and replacement costs. Legacy systems and system development as capital creation. Function point counting (FPC) as the preferred approach to legacy system capitalisation, maintenance, and enhancement. The necessity for reverse engineering and reengineering a number of aspects of legacy systems. /Hiding0 legacy systems behind contemporary interfaces. The wider implications of outsourcing legacy systems.

Assessment: Written: 50% + Practical work and seminar presentations: 50%