Assessment modernization with AI
When Legacy Systems Become a Strategic Risk
Business-critical applications often run on system landscapes that have evolved over time. They support day-to-day operations – but at the same time, risks and costs are rising:
- Changes become time-consuming and require extensive testing, while time-to-market decreases
- Maintenance, operating, and licensing costs rise
- Specialists in legacy technologies are becoming scarcer
- Knowledge is embedded in the code – and is difficult to transfer
Modernization is therefore not just about technology. It is a strategic decision to secure your long-term flexibility.
Why Modernization Works Differently Today
In the Past
- Manual code analysis, a lot of gut instinct
- Uncertain effort estimates
- Migration as a high-risk project (Big Bang, long freeze phases)
Today
- Automated inventory of code, dependencies, and hotspots
- Data-driven effort and risk assessment
- Agent-based support for analysis, transformation, testing, and documentation
- Iterative modernization with measurable quality gates
AI does not replace architectural and product decisions. But it can help you understand faster, transform more cleanly – and identify risks earlier.
Reach a Well-Informed Decision with Our Assessment
Do you want to modernize your tech landscape but don’t know where to start? That’s exactly what this assessment is designed for. We provide a comprehensive overview (systems, interfaces, operational realities) and use it to identify concrete modernization paths. A thorough assessment provides confidence in decision-making and reduces risk.
Here’s how the assessment works
In X days, we’ll work together to determine where you stand, what modernization options are available, and how to implement them step by step.
1) KickoffGoals, Scope, Definition of “Done”
- What decisions need to be made following the assessment?
- Which systems/teams are included in the scope (and which are intentionally excluded)?
2) DiscoveryInterviews + Artifact and Code Reviews
- Interviews with tech, product, operations, and security/compliance teams (depending on the context) to clarify modernization needs, technical details such as the platforms or databases used, and the legal framework
- Review of architecture and operations artifacts, CI/CD, monitoring, documentation, and the backlog
- Automated inventory (where possible)
3) AnalysisRisks, Dependencies, Options
- Organize modernization options (and identify hard dependencies)
- Classify the use of agents and AI appropriately: benefits, limitations, prerequisites
4) Results WorkshopDecision Memo + Roadmap
- Options & Recommendations
- Prioritization and 90-Day Plan
- Next Steps (Internally or with Us)
What You’ll End Up With
- Inventory & Structural Overview of your codebase and system landscape (scope, dependencies, critical paths)
- Complexity and Risk Analysis, including hotspots and cost drivers
- Options & Recommendations: 2–3 modernization paths with clear trade-offs (time/cost/risk/organization)
- AI-ready guidelines: Rules, governance, and quality requirements to ensure the scalable use of AI
- Milestone-based roadmap (prioritized, actionable, 90-day launch including quick wins)
- Management summary (actionable, understandable, transparent)
Agent-Based Modernization: What Does That Mean in Practice?
Agent-based workflows are repeatable process chains that support modernization steps—traceable and controllable, e.g.:
- Understanding code (dependencies, patterns, hotspots)
- Preparing and documenting transformations
- Improving tests and identifying gaps
- Automating old/new comparisons and quality checks
- Accelerating knowledge transfer (documentation, decision logic)
Governance is part of the assessment: We clarify which data/artifacts can go where, which tooling and model setups are possible, and how you can ensure traceability.
Taking a Structured Approach to Modernization
Legacy modernization doesn’t have to be an unmanageable large-scale project. With thorough analysis, agent-based support, and clear governance, it becomes a manageable program.
