Diagnose the Business Problem

Our Existing Software Is Outdated — Modernize or Rebuild?

Assess security, support, change constraints, integration, operating cost and strategic fit; age and appearance alone do not justify rebuilding.

Diagnosis first

What may be happening

Assess security, support, change constraints, integration, operating cost and strategic fit; age and appearance alone do not justify rebuilding.

Signals to check

Unsupported components
Frequent outages or manual workarounds
Essential integrations are impossible
Change backlog is blocked by architecture
Practical response

What to do next

  1. Map system and data dependencies
  2. Score risk and business constraint
  3. Compare remediate, replatform, replace and rebuild
  4. Prototype high-risk migration areas
  5. Move in stages with rollback

Technology categories

APIs and integration layer
Cloud platform
Modern SaaS
Custom software for differentiating workflows

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Bring the current process, bottlenecks and available data to a focused discussion.

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