When it comes to rebuilding a legacy system using modern tools and languages, it's all about speed. Every day the legacy application remains in production is another day of the high costs of maintaining antiquated hardware. And the question is always looming over your head: will today be the day that our ancient server finally melts down and cripples our business?
By employing the Progressive Design Technology (PDT), PDS is able to replace legacy systems with a speed that simply cannot be matched. Our project deadlines for legacy conversion can be as little as 25% of the time other vendors would require.
Despite the speed, PDS delivers a true replacement application without any gimmicks. Some vendors use screen scrapers, but keep the legacy system in use. Still others will develop a new system, but copy core logic from the original system into libraries that their "new" system uses for critical functions. Whichever gimmick they use, they fail to solve all of the problems associated with legacy systems. PDS does not use any gimmicks, yet we can often deliver a new system faster than a competitor can implement one of these tricks.
Even better, the flexibility of the Progressive Design Method allows you to make adjustments to the application to reflect changes in workflow without increasing the cost. Out of date business practices and employees "working around" the old system can be a huge component of the hidden costs of living with a legacy system. PDS allows you to eliminate these costs while you replace your legacy application. The problem is, your employees may have been working around the system for so long that they no longer even realize that they are doing it. PDS can help with that, too. Both our software analysts and operational efficiency consultants are experts at discovering these "legacy processes" and identifying more productive ways to work.
Because PDS delivers quickly and with a low, fixed cost, the time required to achieve 100% Return On Investment is slashed.