In-class discussion questions for Feb 9

We will discuss these questions in-class on Mon, Feb 9. Do not post comments on this.

• Why does an IT system need maintenance? It does not become rusty!
• On Page 58 of the textbook, it reads “we’ve run closer to 5 to 6 percent of sales on IT spending. Which, by the way, Davies thought wasn’t enough to keep IT assets from degrading over time..” Why does Mr. Davies mean by degrading?
• If it needs to spend money in maintaining IT systems, how much does a company need to spend on it?
• What happens with too little spending in maintenance? What happens with too much?
• Spending in IT maintenance should depend on what?