Consequently, they do not have enough people to both maintain and develop new systems. Nearly all of there resources are now tied up in addressing the year-2000 problem. DOTD's existing system was homegrown. Its origins can be traced backed to the days of punched cards. The present system is complex and sophisticated - it is generally classified as a legacy system.
Legacy systems are still widely used in both the private and public sectors.
What we discovered was that SAP's PS could be very useful for all projects handled in-house. However, DOTD's most pressing need was for timely and comprehensive information in order to track the cost and status of project s that spanned several years. We realized that this was a much simplier problem that could easily be handled by SAP's other modules. Basically, the problem is an accounting one. One of SAP's strengths is its comprehensive and integrated modules that include Financials, Human Resources, Materials Management, and Controlling among many others.