Sunset Projects

Should server, application, or platform retirements be managed as specific "sunset projects" or built into the original business case with set-aside funding for the shutdown phase of the life-cycle, ie: pre-planned? This is analogous to preparing a will - necessary but usually put off until much later. ...

... "Yet we seem to always forget to plan for their eventual end: the closure of projects, the removal of applications, the retirement of servers and the departure of users. " ...

Via Computerworld: Project closure

Project Closeout: Think Technology Preservation

Do a good project close-out and preservation is baked in ...

... "For example, the biggest IT project of the 1960s was the introduction of an IBM-based passenger reservations system at Aer Lingus. " ...

Via SiliconRepublic: Preserve digital heritage