ENTERPRISE MODERNISATION
Enterprise application modernization without stopping work
Enterprise application modernization works best in small, signed steps. We map how your teams really work, replace the riskiest legacy pieces first and keep the business running through every release.
Discovery Sprint
- Signed Problem Brief with a current-system map
- Validated user journeys for the first workflow
- Frozen PRD-Lite and phased release plan
WHY IT MATTERS
Legacy modernization your teams can live with
Big-bang rewrites fail because the old system holds rules nobody wrote down. We find those rules first, move one workflow at a time and run old and new side by side until your team signs off.
CAPABILITIES
Our enterprise application modernization work
Legacy system assessment
A map of your current systems, data flows, hidden business rules and risks, ranked by cost and urgency to change.
Explore IT ConsultingApplication re-engineering
Rebuild ageing desktop or monolithic applications as modern web services, one module at a time, with parallel running throughout.
Explore Application ModernizationSpreadsheet replacement
Turn the spreadsheets that run finance, operations or sales into a proper system with roles, audit trails and reports.
Explore Custom Software DevelopmentCloud migration
Move workloads to AWS, Azure or Google Cloud with a tested rollback plan and monthly costs you can predict.
Explore Cloud MigrationData modernisation
Clean, migrate and reconcile records from old databases so reports match on the first day the new system goes live.
Explore Data ModernizationAI on existing data
Add document extraction, search or copilots to current systems once the data is in shape, with an eval report first.
Explore AI EngineeringUSE CASES
Common modernisation starting points
Manufacturer's order desk
Orders arrive by email and phone, then get typed into an old ERP screen by two people who cannot take leave.
Audit practice workpapers
A CA firm tracks hundreds of client engagements in shared spreadsheets and needs one system with proper review trails.
Ageing internal portal
A ten-year-old .NET or PHP portal that only one developer understands, with no tests and a growing security risk.
Reporting across systems
Leadership waits a week for numbers stitched together from three systems, so we unify the data and automate the report.
HOW WE DELIVER
Five gates. You sign each one.
Every Enterprise Modernisation engagement runs on PRISM OS. Nothing moves to the next phase until you approve the evidence.
Plan
Agree which workflow moves first and how success is measured
You sign: Problem BriefResearch
Map legacy rules, data and users; freeze the first scope
You sign: Frozen PRD-LiteImplement
Prototype the new workflow on a copy of live data
You sign: Working prototype + eval reportStabilise
Run old and new side by side until UAT sign-off
You sign: 3-click UAT sign-offMaintain
Retire the old module, then host, secure and evolve
You sign: IP handover + warrantyDiscovery Sprint
A fixed-scope first step. You keep everything it produces, whether or not you build with us.
- Signed Problem Brief with a current-system map
- Validated user journeys for the first workflow
- Frozen PRD-Lite and phased release plan
WHY SMARTX
Why SmartX for Enterprise Modernisation
Parallel running
Old and new systems run side by side until your users sign off, so a bad release never stops the business.
Hidden rules found early
We document the business rules buried in legacy code and spreadsheets before we replace anything, and you sign the list.
Phased, signed budgets
Each phase is scoped and signed on its own, so you can pause or reprioritise without writing off earlier work.
Your data stays yours
All code, decision records and migrated datasets belong to you, with documentation your own team can maintain later.
TOOLS WE USE
The stack, chosen per problem
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
Choose how we work together
Every model keeps the same signed gates, fixed milestones and full code ownership.
Gated delivery pod
A senior pod owns the outcome from Problem Brief to production, priced per gate so you can stop at any signature.
Dedicated engineers
Engineers who join your team and sprints, with PRISM briefs and evidence reviews added on top of your process.
PRISM OPS retainer
Hosting, security and a monthly improvement budget, run by the same engineers who built the system.
SELECTED WORK
Evidence, not promises.
Business workflow automation for a rapid construction business
We documented how work really flowed, worked through the unclear cases with the team and automated the process at pace.
Now growing through deeper customer engagement.
Read the case study“SmartX is our technology partner for business workflow automation of our rapid construction business. We found the SmartX team to be extremely diligent and thorough in working through ambiguous situations, documenting the process flows and implementing the solution at a fast pace.”
FAQ
Questions before you book
Not covered here? Ask on the call.
How do you modernise without downtime?
We move one workflow at a time and run the old and new systems side by side. Your team checks results, signs off through UAT, and only then do we retire the old module. Cutovers happen in planned windows with a tested rollback.
Do we have to move to the cloud?
No. Many clients do, but we recommend cloud only where it lowers cost or risk. Some systems stay on your own servers for regulatory or practical reasons. The Research gate ends with a written recommendation and the reasons behind it, which you sign.
Can you work with our IT team or current vendor?
Yes. We often work alongside an internal IT team or an incumbent vendor. We agree who owns what in the Plan gate, share decision records openly and hand over documentation so your people can run the new system confidently.
How long does a modernisation programme take?
After a two to three week discovery, the first workflow usually goes live within four to twelve weeks of build. Larger programmes run as a series of phases, each with its own scope, sign-off and budget, and you see working software every fortnight.
START WITH CLARITY
Start with the workflow that hurts most
Book a free discovery call and we will help you pick the safest first module to modernise.
- 1We review your context within one business day.
- 2A senior product engineer joins the call.
- 3You leave with a clear recommended next step.