16 Strategy and roadmaps

This chapter covers

  • Building a compelling modernization narrative to generate excitement and buy-in
  • Structuring a modernization strategy deck
  • Starting with a small first slice and delivering value within three to six months
  • Ramping up modernization across the organization
  • Measuring and adapting continuously

Instead of continuing business as usual—developing new product features and working as you always have—modernization is an investment in a better future by spending time improving the architecture of a system and learning new ways of working. However, the idea of slowing down feature delivery is often perceived as bizarre by those without experience in software development and concepts like technical debt. So how ...

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