|
| |
 Application Modernization |
 |
At Sansam Systems we initiate
a comprehensive systems study and chalk out a cost
effective road map to provide application modernization
for our clients.
Key steps for the development of a modernization
road map:
The sheer importance of legacy applications to the
success of your business requires that any modernization
effort follow a well thought out plan. By planning
your road map, you can greatly increase the likelihood
of a successful project. And because your business
depends on the stability and power of your legacy
applications downtime cannot be tolerated.
As a result, your modernization road map must take
on an incremental approach to avoid the risks of
a "lift and shift" strategy.
The process consists of four distinct steps leading
to a decision point. With the information collected
with the road map process you can more accurately
determine how to best modernize your applications.
The four steps are:
1. Application Assessment: to analyze your existing
applications, preferably in an automated fashion,
to determine their complexity
and structure. This assessment can help to set the
groundwork for identifying and isolating your business
rules.
2. Business and Technical Understanding: to better
understand the nature and intended usage of the
applications from a user
perspective.
3. Target Definition: to define what structure the
application portfolio should take following the
modernization effort. An attentive
eye should be directed toward resource constraint
issues by tracking the effort required to complete
each portion of your modernization
project.
4. Recommendations and Road Map: a synthesis of
the insight gained during the earlier steps, combined
with detailed metrics on
the applications can provide a clearer picture of
how to proceed with your effort. |
|
