Which is not a potential disadvantage of having an application developed by a business user,rather than an IS professional?
A) A similar application may already exist in another business unit, so it could be a redundant effort.
B) Users typically pay more attention to system controls for ensuring data quality and security, and therefore development costs are higher.
C) It is common for user developers to change jobs.
D) User-developed systems are frequently less well documented.

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Users paying more attention to system controls for ensuring data quality and security, leading to higher development costs, is a disadvantage of having an application developed by a business user rather than an IS professional. The other options (A, C, and D) all point out potential disadvantages of user-developed systems.

Which Is Not a Potential Disadvantage of Having an Application