Putting off much-needed computer systems upgrades can lead to greater costs later, but groups can spread out updates over time Sure, the bill for upgrading your association's aging computer systems may be high, but consultants warn that the cost of doing nothing could ultimately be much higher. "Technical debt" is a term from software development referring to the accumulated cost of putting off labor-intensive but much-needed work with a series of short-term fixes, ultimately leading to more work down the road. Applied to associations, such debt could ultimately take the form of time-consuming workarounds for common tasks performed by staff, holding onto bad data that… Read More