# Retirement ### Purpose Retirement is used when a service, product, component, or process is no longer needed, no longer cost-effective, or is being replaced. ### Retirement Triggers Retirement may be considered when: * users no longer need the service * usage is too low to justify ongoing cost * a better service has replaced it * technology is obsolete * security risk is unacceptable * contractual support has ended * customer strategy has changed ### Retirement Activities Typical retirement activities include: * user impact assessment * customer approval * data retention review * migration planning * communication plan * archive plan * access removal * supplier exit * decommissioning * final reporting ### Retirement Outputs Retirement should produce: * retirement decision record * impact assessment * migration or transition plan * data handling record * decommissioning evidence * final acceptance or closure record --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://framework.aic.io/company-operating-manual/agile-delivery-approach/retirement.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.