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PACKAGED OFFER · LEGACY APP MODERNISATION SPRINT

Legacy application modernisation assessment and pilot

Rehost, replatform, refactor, or replace? Most modernisation programs die in that argument, debated in the abstract for months. This sprint settles it with evidence. In a few focused sprints we carve off one meaningful capability, modernise it, and put it in production behind a strangler-fig pattern, so old and new run side by side with no big-bang cutover. You end with a working first slice and a costed, de-risked plan for the rest.

  • One production-ready slice, live behind a strangler-fig routing layer
  • A recommended path per component, backed by sprint evidence
  • A phased, costed roadmap for the remaining estate
THE DECISION, TESTED NOT GUESSED

Four paths. One is right for each component.

The sprint replaces months of theoretical debate with proof on a real slice of the system.

RehostTime pressure, minimal change to the application.Fast lift, limited upside
ReplatformSome cloud gains available at low rewrite risk.Cost and runtime improvement
RefactorCore logic worth keeping, but it needs restructure.Maintainability and scale gains
ReplaceCapability is outdated or an off-the-shelf fit exists.Total-cost and fit trade-off
WHAT YOU GET

Certainty bought cheaply, before the multi-year budget.

Before you commit a multi-year budget, you see the real migration effort, the real integration friction, and the real payoff on a piece that matters. Four concrete deliverables come out of the sprint, each one grounded in code that runs rather than a slide that argues.

DELIVERABLE 01

A live modernised slice

One production-ready capability, running behind a strangler-fig routing layer alongside the legacy system.

DELIVERABLE 02

A recommended path per component

Rehost, replatform, refactor, or replace, decided component by component and backed by sprint evidence.

DELIVERABLE 03

Target architecture and roadmap

A target architecture and a phased, costed roadmap for modernising the remaining estate.

DELIVERABLE 04

Risk and dependency map

A map of the risks and dependencies, so the next phases carry no hidden surprises.

The point is to buy certainty cheaply, tested on the code, not argued in a meeting.

WHO IT IS FOR

Engineering leaders held hostage by a legacy application.

For teams carrying an application that is expensive to change, risky to touch, and quietly blocking the roadmap.

The sprint draws on our Application Modernisation practice, our broader Cloud and Platform Engineering capability, and our Product and Platform Development pod model, so the slice we ship is built the way the whole estate should be.

HOW THE SPRINTS RUN

From assessment to a live slice, then the plan.

SPRINT 0 · 1 WEEK

Assess

Assessment, slice selection, and path options, producing agreed scope and a target architecture.

SPRINT 1 · 2 WEEKS

Build

Build the first modernised slice, producing a working component in a test environment.

SPRINT 2 · 2 WEEKS

Release

Strangler-fig routing, integration, and production release, producing a live slice with old and new coexisting.

WRAP · FEW DAYS

Plan

Roadmap, costing, and risk map, producing a phased plan for the full estate.

Each sprint produces a working output, so progress is visible from the first week.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

What one proven slice changes.

Funded on evidenceOne risky assumption is converted into proof, so the wider program is funded on fact.1 assumption proven
No cutover riskA safe coexistence pattern removes big-bang cutover risk from the roadmap.Old and new coexist
Tighter estimatesA realistic modernisation cost and timeline, grounded in a real build.[XX%] tighter, verify
Measurable gainsA first slice of improvement in performance, cost, or maintainability.Industry-typical, verify
BOOK YOUR MODERNISATION SPRINT

Pick the component that scares you most. We will modernise a slice of it.

And hand you the costed plan for the rest. When you are ready to modernise the wider estate, the same pod carries the roadmap into delivery, so nothing is relearned.