A modernization outcome is a measurable business or technical result expected from improving an existing software architecture. It gives modernization work a value-oriented direction: initiatives should contribute to the outcomes that matter most, while acknowledging delivery commitments, risk, and uncertainty. section 16.3.3
Use modernization outcomes to guide evolving decisions:
- Prioritize initiatives that contribute most to high-value outcomes, while allowing quicker wins or product-roadmap commitments to influence sequencing. section 16.3.3
- Track each subdomain’s modernization approach and priority centrally, then review priorities as the landscape and dependencies change. section 16.3.3
A modernization portfolio spreadsheet
A simple spreadsheet can list subdomains, record the strategy applied to each—such as lift and shift or total modernization—and assign high, medium, low, or numeric priorities. section 16.3.3
