Furthermore, knowledge of PeopleSoft glitches informed buying institutions such as UMass, that business practices should change to fit the software, not vice-versa. One should not have to change original software very much because it causes major problems and makes later updates on the software far more difficult. In short, UMass was better able to plan ahead for this project. Transactions in general will be more linked, creating less work. For example, you will be able to purchase something on the web and pay for it by account number in one transaction.
Technology speeds things up and speed is supposed to create more free time.
Free time literally means less work, which logically means fewer jobs. It could mean less drudgework and a booming economy. Technology might improve us as human beings, giving us more time to be kinder to one another. It may be no accident that as we are called upon to share information more effectively, we have the higher calling of sharing our resources better. The UMass software was antiquated and is now being updated.