Platform & Technology Modernisation

Continuity of the business is everything. To protect this continuity, implementing the modernisation as one giant shift may seem tempting. The problem is that done in this way the scope of investment and the calendar time needed might become too big.

Fortunately, there are strategies to ensure business continuity while modernizing. Instead of an all-in-one shift, a phased approach often reduces risk, investment, and time to value.

Migrating to a new platform can expose your business to vendor lock-in, where you're tied to a specific provider. Public cloud vendors, for example, often make it easy to start with lower costs by avoiding large upfront capital expenses. However, their complex pricing models can lead to unexpectedly high operational costs over time.

To avoid these risks, it's crucial to design your system with general principles and flexible building blocks instead of relying on vendor-specific services. When using public cloud platforms, adopting FinOps practices can help you forecast and manage ongoing costs effectively, keeping spending under control.

Adopting new platforms or technologies requires new skills, but your current developers have deep domain knowledge that is hard to replace. Hiring new talent can be slow and expensive, so upskilling your existing team is often the best solution.

Investing in skill development pays off twice: first, when your engineers gain the expertise to maintain and improve the modernized platform, and second, when they are better prepared for future technology changes, making transitions smoother down the road.

Legacy product teams are used to prioritizing stability, but modernizing technology requires a new mindset—one that embraces change and encourages continuous experimentation and learning to find the next stable phase for growth.

Instead of one large, costly overhaul, a step-by-step approach to modernisation minimizes risk and investment. This process demands careful change management and smooth coordination to ensure each phase is implemented effectively.

Setting clear goals from the start ensures your modernisation efforts stay focused and efficient. We help define the right outcome and impact goals, keeping them central to every discussion and decision—both with teams and leadership—throughout the process.

We help you craft a phased, risk-averse approach to modernisation. Start small, see quick wins, and adapt as you go.

We ensure that both teams and leadership are involved at the right level—teams in decision-making and leaders in overseeing implementation. We’ll identify key stakeholders and facilitate meaningful, effective collaboration throughout the process.

Your developers have valuable domain knowledge, and we help them acquire the new skills needed for modernisation—through hands-on experience, not just training. This practical approach ensures they’re equipped to manage both the current transition and future technology shifts, delivering long-term value.