Stage 5 · Delivery

Delivery in stages: How do you modernize without big-bang risk?

We modernize for you, stage by stage, with David Kortmann as technical lead. Every stage has a defined scope and ends with working software that brings value to your customers. After every stage you decide anew: an exit is possible at any time, with no loose ends.

Start stage 1How the stage model works
Who is the stage model for?

For everyone who wants results instead of a permanent construction site.

The roadmap is set, the proof is in, now it is about the implementation. And exactly here many have been burned before. The stage model is for you if you recognize at least one of these sentences:

  • “Our last modernization project ran for three years and was never finished.”
  • “I do not want to commit for years before I see the first result.”
  • “The modernization has to pay for itself along the way, not only at the end.”
  • “Our developers should learn along with it, not be left behind by outsiders.”
What you get

Four promises that every stage keeps.

Defined scope, working result

Every stage has a clearly outlined scope and ends with working software that brings value to your customers. No intermediate state left hanging in the air.

Exit with no loose ends

After every stage you decide anew. If you exit, you keep a functioning system: the new part runs, the old part keeps running, nothing is left half-finished.

Something sellable after every stage

Every stage delivers features you can offer your customers. This way the modernization pays for itself step by step, instead of only costing for years.

Know-how transfer included

Your team works along and understands the new architecture. After the modernization your developers are the masters of the new system, not us.

How the stage model works

Four steps that repeat per stage.

1 · Choose the stage

Your modernization roadmap prioritizes the stages. You choose the next one, we define scope and result in the proposal. For stage 1 the workshop is credited with 1,875.00 €.

2 · Implementation

Our developer team implements, the technical lead is David Kortmann. We work AI-supported following our AI-Assisted Software Engineering process: with architecture, reviews and quality assurance.

3 · Delivery

The stage ends with working software in use, not with a status report. Your customers keep working throughout and only notice the improvements from the rebuild.

4 · Decide anew

Next stage, pause or exit: you decide with the result in front of you. Every continuation is a deliberate decision, not a contractual obligation.

Price & migration paths

Every stage individually calculated. No pig in a poke.

André Krämer and a developer at work on the delivery
Delivery

Delivery in stages

We modernize for you. The basis of every stage is the effort estimate from your roadmap; before the assignment you receive a proposal with a defined scope and result. All prices net plus VAT.

  • WinForms/WPF → Blazor · WebForms → ASP.NET Core
  • VB6 → .NET · Classic ASP → ASP.NET Core
  • .NET Framework → .NET 10+ · Azure cloud
  • AI-supported following our AI-Assisted Software Engineering process
per stageindividually calculated Workshop crediting: 25 % (1,875.00 €) toward stage 1

And what have you invested up to here?

The stages are stage 5 of the Legacy to Innovation journey, and every stage before is credited: the Future-Check (749.00 €) fully toward the report, the report with 1,499.00 € toward the workshop, the workshop with 25 % (1,875.00 €) toward stage 1. Anyone who goes the whole way pays for no stage twice and starts the implementation with a solid roadmap instead of with hope.

Why we deliver this way

The stage model is our everyday practice, not a marketing promise.

Our customer Odysys, the industry solution for heavy-load rental, first tried the web port with a migration tool and failed with it. Today we rebuild the application AI-supported in Blazor, stage by stage, and have for years. For an insurance company we deliver the migration of business-critical Classic ASP applications in self-contained packages. Exactly from this the stage model emerged.

And an honest word on price: anyone who promises you a complete modernization at a flat rate without knowing your application is guessing. We calculate every stage individually on the basis of your roadmap, and with the right to exit you keep control.

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Frequently asked questions

Answered clearly.

What does a stage cost?

That is individual per stage and depends on the scope your modernization roadmap defines. Before every stage you receive a proposal with a defined scope and a defined result, all prices net plus VAT. If you did the Legacy to Innovation Workshop, 25 % (1,875.00 €) is credited toward stage 1. And you decide anew after every stage whether it continues.

What does an exit with no loose ends mean concretely?

Every stage ends with working software that brings value to your customers, not with a half-finished intermediate state. If you exit afterwards, you keep a functioning system: the new modules run, the old ones keep running, nothing hangs in the air. So you do not lose your investment if your priorities change.

Can you also modernize VB6, Classic ASP and WebForms?

Yes. Our migration paths cover the typical generations of grown industry solutions: WinForms and WPF to Blazor, WebForms to ASP.NET Core, VB6 to .NET, Classic ASP to ASP.NET Core, as well as .NET Framework to .NET 10+ and Azure. For an insurance company we have been migrating business-critical Classic ASP applications in self-contained packages for years.

What happens to our own developers?

They remain the core, because nobody knows your domain better. Know-how transfer is part of every stage: your team works along, understands the new architecture and can develop it further itself after the modernization. If your team would rather modernize itself and only needs accompaniment, our architecture sparring is the more fitting path.

How do you make sure the modernization does not turn into a permanent construction site?

Through the cut of the stages: a defined scope, a defined result, working software at the end. We work web-first following the strangler fig principle, the new Blazor application grows module by module and calls your legacy application for the parts still missing. Your customers keep working throughout, and every stage delivers something you can sell them. This way the modernization pays for itself step by step.

Still unsure?

Start with “Stage 0”: the Modernization PoC.

If you first want to see the proof before the first real stage, the Modernization PoC from 3,499.00 € is the right intermediate step: your most important form, reimagined and running as Blazor.

To the Modernization PoC
The next step

Start stage 1.

Write us a short note about what it is about. We will get back to you within one business day with proposed dates. You talk to someone who understands your software.

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