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Digital transformation

Modernise legacy systems without stopping operations.

Eighteen migrations, no days of production downtime. We replace core systems in increments that each pay for themselves rather than in one programme that must not fail.

30 minutes · no obligation · written scope estimate

  • 18

    Migrations delivered

  • 0

    Days of production downtime

  • 16wk

    Median increment length

Overview

What this actually involves

Most transformation programmes fail because they are scoped as one enormous cutover. We break the estate into slices that can be replaced independently, sequence them so the riskiest slice is proven first, and run the old and new systems in parallel until the numbers reconcile.

This is for organisations where the core system is fifteen to twenty-five years old, the people who built it have left, and every proposed change is met with "we cannot touch that."

What we actually fix

What we are usually called in to fix

Three problems, in the words clients use when they describe them to us.

  • The problem

    Nobody left here understands the system well enough to change it.

    What we do

    We reverse-engineer the business rules from the data and the code, and write them down in a form your team can argue with before anything is rebuilt.

    Result

    Documented rules

  • The problem

    Every quote we get is for a two-year big-bang programme.

    What we do

    The estate is sliced into independently replaceable components, each with its own business case, delivered in eight-to-sixteen-week increments.

    Result

    16 wk increments

  • The problem

    We cannot afford a day of downtime to cut over.

    What we do

    Parallel running with automated reconciliation until the two systems agree, then a rehearsed cutover with a rollback point at every stage.

    Result

    0 downtime days

What you get

How this is different from the version that failed last time

  • Incremental, not big-bang

    Each increment ships value and can be stopped without stranding the ones before it.

  • Business rules documented

    The knowledge that left with your last architect gets written down, in your language.

  • Parallel running until reconciled

    Old and new run together with automated reconciliation until finance signs off.

  • Dates fixed after assessment

    We commit to a date in week two, not in the proposal.

  • Your team builds with ours

    Handover starts on day one, not at the end.

  • Benefit tracked per increment

    Each slice has a measurable outcome agreed before it starts.

How we work

How the engagement runs

Durations are medians. Your assessment turns them into dates.

  1. 1

    Assess

    Two weeks inside your current environment with the people who run it, not a questionnaire.

    Duration
    2 weeks
    Deliverable
    Written findings and a scope estimate
  2. 2

    Design

    Target state and a sequence that proves the risky parts first, signed off before build.

    Duration
    2–3 weeks
    Deliverable
    Blueprint and phased plan
  3. 3

    Deliver

    Increments demonstrated to your process owners every two weeks rather than reported on.

    Duration
    8–16 weeks
    Deliverable
    Working system in production
  4. 4

    Operate

    Handover with runbooks, or transition to our managed service against a written SLA.

    Duration
    Ongoing
    Deliverable
    Runbooks and support transition

Proof

The same work, at a client

Heavy manufacturing plant interior
ManufacturingTrakhon Industrial

Month-end close cut from 11 days to 3 across four plants

Four plants ran four different systems. Consolidated reporting took a fortnight and finance had stopped trusting it.

Month-end close
3daysMonth-end closefrom 11 days
From kickoff to go-live
14wkFrom kickoff to go-live
Hours of unplanned downtime
0Hours of unplanned downtime
They gave us a fixed go-live date in week two and hit it. What I actually valued was that the handover documentation was good enough that my team ran the second plant rollout themselves.

Nguyen Thi Lan

Chief Financial Officer, Trakhon Industrial

3days

Month-end close, down from 11

By capability

Services that deliver this

Each has its own page with scope, process, deliverables, and price signal.

  • ERP implementation

    Close your books in three days, not three weeks.

    • Fit-gap analysis
    • Data migration
    • Cutover and hypercare
    See the service
  • System integration

    Make the systems you already own talk to each other.

    • API gateway
    • Event backbone
    • Monitoring
    See the service
  • Cloud & DevOps

    Deploy on a Friday without anyone losing sleep.

    • Landing zone
    • CI/CD pipelines
    • Cost governance
    See the service
  • Consulting

    A decision you can defend to your board.

    • Current-state review
    • Options analysis
    • Written recommendation
    See the service

FAQ

Questions about digital transformation

Still have questions?

Ask an engineer directly. No sales sequence.

How is this different from a rewrite?

A rewrite replaces everything at once and is a single bet. We replace one component at a time, with the old system still running, so the programme can be stopped or re-sequenced at any point without stranding what has already shipped.

What if the business rules are not documented anywhere?

They usually are not. We derive them from the data and the code and write them down in the assessment phase. That document alone is often the most valuable artefact of the first eight weeks, and it is yours whether or not you continue with us.

Can we stop after the first increment?

Yes, and some clients do. Each increment is scoped so that it stands on its own and leaves the estate in a working state. That is the point of the sequencing.

How do you avoid the parallel-run costs spiralling?

Parallel running is time-boxed per increment and ends when reconciliation passes for two consecutive close cycles. We agree that exit criterion in the blueprint, before build starts.

Next step

Tell us where you are stuck.

An engineer, thirty minutes, and a straight answer about whether this is the right approach for you.

No sales sequence — one reply from an engineer.