Before launching a modernization project, CIOs and company management need to understand the various issues that will be addressed by the project: the potential benefits, risks, project scope, and the forecasted ROI. Next, programmers, system analysts, and managers need to understand the functionality and structure of the existing legacy systems in order to identify all the potential impacts of the modernization project.

A global assessment provides a corporate view of all assets across the IT infrastructure. Disparate sources of IT application architecture and operational information are placed into a centralized repository, regardless of source location or technology involved. This provides decision makers with invaluable information, allowing them to choose the most efficient and cost-effective modernization option for their business.

Global Assessment and Detailed Analysis

By performing an in-depth inventory assessment of the interrelationships and interdependencies of existing systems and business processes, the potential impact of a modernization project can be effectively identified. By analyzing this information, the most beneficial, least risky, and most cost-effective modernization path can be determined based on your company's specific IT environment and needs.

The BluePhoenix solution provides:

• Comprehensive macro-understanding by consolidating multiple levels of information into an enterprise-wide IT asset repository.
• In-depth micro-understanding that enables organizations to understand, analyze, and recover business logic as a key part of a modernization program.

You cannot extend the ROI of what you don't understand! Also, you may have "stuff" that you don't want (unused code) or that you may not even know about.