Modernization Roadmap Engagement

Modernizing legacy systems is complex — but it doesn't have to be uncertain. This focused engagement is designed to help your organization make smart, evidence-based modernization decisions for a select business domain or value stream.

Throughout the engagement, I work closely with your business and IT stakeholders to:

• Chart the value streams — Map the major value streams and the constituent business capabilities to scope our modernization efforts.
• Assess the current state — Identify key systems, integrations, dependencies, and pain points limiting agility, performance, or scalability.
• Clarify business priorities — Understand what modernization needs to enable: faster delivery, reduced maintenance cost, improved resilience, or better data access.
• Map modernization options — Evaluate modernization paths (e.g. replatforming, refactoring, replacement, or incremental evolution) and their business tradeoffs.
• Build a practical roadmap — Define a phased modernization plan with clear milestones, cost and effort estimates, and measurable outcomes.
• Engage leadership and teams — Ensure alignment between technology decisions and business strategy, with stakeholder workshops and concise executive briefings.

Deliverables

As part of the engagement, you'll receive:

• A Current-State Assessment Report documenting the system landscape and key challenges.
• A Target Architecture Vision aligned with your business goals.
• A Modernization Roadmap outlining prioritized initiatives, recommended approaches, and sequencing.
• A Business Case Summary for leadership, highlighting benefits, risks, and investment needs.

Who It's For

This engagement is ideal for organizations that:

• Depend on aging or fragmented core systems.
• Want to modernize but need a clear starting point and business justification.
• Are preparing for a larger transformation program or cloud migration.

Outcome

In six weeks or less, you'll have a concrete modernization strategy — built for your business, backed by real data, and ready to execute.