Yes, the projects originate in the IT office, but it is typically the business that is chasing IT for a long list of enhancements. Many Forms applications started off life by being created by what is now known as 'citizen developers'. The applications were wrestled back into IT and managed. Sadly, nobody is leaving college with Forms skills and the old school are taking retirement! Yes, Forms is supported out until 2020 and probably beyond. Many Forms apps are critical to businesses, they have successfully grown to handle complex business processes. So, what is IT to do? Outsource the Forms to a competent supplier; hope that no changes are required as there are no skills to make the changes or consider a rewrite or retirement. Whether you choose APEX, ADF or the plethora or other development tools the age old problem of business justification raises big questions. I like the idea of 'Maximum Achievable Benefit', I am sure a large consultancy may adopt it as a new methodology, or perhaps it exists already. Great to see you raise the issue, though doing nothing is a difficult choice, especially on the day when new features come out in ABCS,,,
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