As we continue our exploration of the 6 Rs of Transformation series, we’re seeing how different strategic approaches serve distinct business needs. Profound AppEvo stands ready to support your organization’s chosen path, whether you’re preserving valuable systems through refactoring, implementing new solutions through replacement, or embarking on a complete rewrite of your applications.
As a reminder, the 6 Rs provide a comprehensive framework for navigating your futurization journey:
- Refactor: Futurize code while preserving valuable business logic
- Replace: Implement new solutions for obsolete systems
- Rewrite: Build fresh with modern architecture
- Re-architect: Transform application structure
- Retain: Maintain what works while planning ahead
- Retire: Sunset applications that no longer serve your business
In our previous posts, we explored refactoring for preserving business logic and replacement for implementing new solutions. Today, we’ll examine our third strategy: rewriting.
While we examine each strategy individually in this series, it’s important to note that a successful futurization project often incorporates several of these approaches simultaneously. Parts of your application may need a complete rewrite, while others are better suited for replacement or refactoring. Profound AppEvo’s coexistence capabilities make this flexible, mixed approach possible, allowing you to choose the optimal strategy for each component of your system.
When organizations need to completely reimagine their applications while maintaining core business functionality, a strategic rewrite offers compelling advantages. But what makes this approach different from replacement, and how can you ensure success in such an ambitious undertaking?
Understanding the Rewrite Strategy
Unlike replacement, which typically involves implementing pre-built solutions, or refactoring, which updates existing code, rewriting involves creating new applications from the ground up. This approach can be applied to your entire system or just to specific components that would benefit most from a fresh start.
With Profound AppEvo’s coexistence technology, rewritten applications work seamlessly alongside both legacy systems and other transformed components, allowing you to modernize at your own pace.
When to Choose Rewrite
When evaluating transformation strategies, rewriting becomes particularly compelling for organizations seeking to fundamentally reimagine their applications. This strategy offers complete architectural freedom while ensuring critical business processes remain intact.
A strategic rewrite enables organizations to:
- Design modern, scalable architectures from scratch
- Implement current best practices and patterns
- Optimize performance at every level
- Enable seamless integration capabilities
- Create superior user experiences
- Build for future extensibility
How Profound AppEvo Supports Rewriting
Traditional rewrite projects often face significant challenges: scope creep, extended timelines, and the risk of missing critical business logic. Profound AppEvo transforms the rewrite process through our innovative platform and methodology, developed from decades of IBM i transformation expertise.
Our comprehensive solution helps organizations navigate rewrite challenges by providing:
- Business Logic Preservation
- Comprehensive process documentation
- Validation of critical workflows
- Precise functionality mapping
- Modern Architecture Implementation
- Future-ready technology stack
- Cloud-native capabilities
- Microservices architecture options
- Enhanced security features
- Transition Management
- Phased development approach
- Parallel running capabilities
- Comprehensive testing frameworks
- Risk mitigation strategies
Is Rewriting Right for You?
Deciding to rewrite applications requires careful evaluation of your current environment and business objectives. This strategy often proves most beneficial for organizations facing:
- Significant technical debt in current systems
- Need for fundamental architectural changes
- Desire for complete platform independence
- Requirements for modern development practices
- Opportunities for major functional improvements
- Need for enhanced scalability and performance
Organizations undertaking strategic rewrites often find the effort worthwhile when they need to make a clean break from legacy constraints while ensuring business continuity. This approach allows you to build exactly what your business needs while leveraging modern technologies and practices.
Successfully Managing a Rewrite
Profound AppEvo’s approach to rewriting focuses on maintaining business continuity while enabling complete technical transformation. We achieve this through:
- Comprehensive business process analysis
- Iterative development methodology
- Continuous stakeholder involvement
- Rigorous testing procedures
- Expert guidance throughout the process
Next Steps in Your Futurization Journey
Ready to explore how a strategic rewrite with Profound AppEvo can transform your legacy applications into modern, efficient systems? Reach out to our team at futurization@ProfoundLogic.com for a personalized evaluation of your rewrite strategy.
Stay tuned for our next post in the series, where we’ll explore the “Re-architect” strategy for legacy systems.
