asymmetric modernization of notes applications

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Asymmetric Modernization


Promise Discovery & Assessment Portfolio Strategy

Project PlanExecute Application Strategy

Application Testing & Deployment

Value

Traditional approach to modernization


The Costs

• Project Costs– Discovery & Assessment– Development of a portfolio strategy– Project planning

• For Each Application:-– Business Analysis (re-learning what

each application does)– Documentation (if not in compliance

with current requirements)– Data Migration (platform migration

only)– Development (average 200 hours per

application)– QA/UAT– Change Control & Deployment– Training/lost productivity


The Numbers

• Most organizations are surprised to learn how many Notes applications they have.

• An organization with 10,000+ Notes applications is not as uncommon as you might think


Total Modernization Cost

A large number (cost per app)

multiplied by

a large number (no. of apps)

results in

a VERY large number


The Risks

• Application Enhancement/Migration– Interruption to business

processes– Impact of bugs introduced into

application– Going over budget, over time,

or both– Not delivering all the needed

functionality

• Data Migration– Data conversion errors– All at once with no going back


A new approach is needed

ApplicationsCapabilities


Asymmetric

Adjective:contrary to conventional rules or accepted order;


Asymmetric Modernization

• Little or no changes to existing applications

• Combine code and data forensics to build a base level of understanding

• Deliver core capabilities and make these available to all applications

• Focus efforts on high impact customization

• Integrate feedback loops to identify the next areas of opportunity for making an impact.


Extend over Replace

• Existing applications work as they did before– Less risk– Less training– Less loss of productivity

• Eliminates expensive– Coding– Deployment– Training– Project Planning– Compliance costs

Extend

Replace


Combine Code and Data Forensics

• Code only shows what the application was designed to do

• Data provides insights into what the application is actually doing

• Over the years business logic accumulates. 80% of existing code may not be needed in the future. But which 80%?

Code Forensics

Data Forensics


For traditional modernization of a Notes platform…

$20K - $30K€26K - €39K

20% of applications generate a positive ROI


For traditional modernization of a typical Notes application…

20% of functionality generate a positive ROIBut we cannot be sure which 20%.


Asymmetric Modernization…

• Allows ALL Notes applications to be modernized for little or no additional cost

• Focuses on functionality that delivers the greatest impact– Core capabilities delivered to all

applications– Customization focused on high impact

opportunities

• Minimizes unlocked potential in modernization of ALL applications

• Modernize only those features still needed– Lower cost– Lower risk (to other features)


Integrated Feedback

• Modern contexts can change the way applications are used. What was needed in the past may no longer be relevant in the future.

• The users of your applications can identify their pain points and provide guidance as to the importance of their needs.

• If the original applications exist in their established form the pressure to deliver capabilities in a modern context are reduced.

• The ability to participate in the process will often bond users to the applications as they evolve. It becomes less of an IT system and more of their system.


The Bottom Line

An asymmetric approach to modernization can deliver:-• More applications;• Faster;• At a lower cost;• With less risk

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