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Replacement Systems and Incremental Delivery
publish date: 2026/05/31 04:41:4.948781 UTC
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Why is incremental delivery particularly difficult when a replacement system is being developed?
Correct Answer
Users want all the functionality of the old system and are often unwilling to experiment with an incomplete new system, making useful customer feedback difficult to obtain
Explanation
Incremental delivery is difficult for replacement systems because users want all the functionality of the old system and are often unwilling to experiment with an incomplete new system. Therefore, getting useful customer feedback is difficult.
Reference
Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition