MAKE Strategic Modernization Roadmap (SMR)


The flow of an MAKE SMR

The hardest part about a legacy systems modernization is knowing where to start.

The MAKE SMR provides you with a strategic plan to get you rolling and the tools to get stakeholders on board.

In the Discovery Phase, MAKE Analysts work face-to-face with business stakeholders, technical experts and business users to broadly understand the scope and use of the legacy system and how it fits into your business.

In the Analysis Phase, we connect that business understanding with the technical reality of the legacy system. We use the TLM Repository to analyze your legacy systems from a semantic point of view and understand the business impact.

In the Synthesis Phase, we work with you to build a plan for modernization that applies those business and technical insights.

By keeping you involved, we ensure that the plan will have what you need to gain stakeholder buy in.

Collaboration is the key to MAKE SMR’s success. In each phase we work with both business and IT stakeholders to build our understanding and verifying our conclusions. Business drivers are then mapped to initiatives and a plan is produced to fit your specific needs, from validating a proposal to building an internal business case, MAKE SMR is the tool you need.

The typical MAKE SMR only takes 6 to 10 weeks to complete and results in the delivery of The MAKE SMR Report, a document that can be used to build your modernization business case and outline how best to proceed, based on your company’s key drivers.


Included Services and Products

  • TLM Analyzer
  • SMR Project WBS template
  • SMR checklist
  • Preliminary Assessment findings template, examples and best practices
  • Strategic Modernization Roadmap template, examples and best practices
  • Strategic Modernization Roadmap
  • Strategic Modernization Roadmap Executive Presentation template
  • Business Case Worksheet

  • Download brochure (PDF)