Modernization is a significant investment in systems and operating models. To get buy-in from stakeholders and maximize return on investment, you must have a solid understanding of the business outcomes you aim to achieve and clearly articulate how investing in architecture modernization will move the business toward its strategic priorities.
Identifying the optimal level of modernization is critical to avoid wasting time and money on things that don’t move the business forward. It requires a view of the business and product strategy across multiple time horizons. By recognizing your growth strategy and how each product in your portfolio contributes to it, you can identify which areas of your architecture will truly benefit from modernization and how to modernize your architecture most effectively for your business needs.