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Low Business Value Due to Inflexible Processes

publish date: 2026/06/24 21:07:17.489407 UTC

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How can a system have low business value specifically because of the business processes built around it?

If the system was developed using an agile methodology

If the system has too many users accessing it simultaneously

If the system's source code is written in more than one programming language

If the system is inflexible and forces continued use of obsolete or inefficient business processes that cannot easily be changed

Correct Answer

If the system is inflexible and forces continued use of obsolete or inefficient business processes that cannot easily be changed

Explanation

When a system is inflexible, the business processes built around it may become obsolete as the environment changes, but cannot be modified because the system cannot support new processes. In this case, the system has low business value precisely because it forces continued use of inefficient processes.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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