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Mastering legacy transformation: coaching as a key discipline for consistent success.

An extended coaching offering that combines specialist and field expertise in legacy transformation with proven processes and methods from classic coaching.

Legacy transformation is a difficult undertaking in which many projects - after years of effort - have already hit the wall. Managers and implementers alike resign themselves to the fact that the hamster wheel is spinning faster and faster while no real progress is being made. Young talent is put off and experienced experts do not feel valued when IBM Power i or IBM Z (mainframe) systems that have been successful for years are to be replaced with simplistic approaches. The complexity of the task and the mixture of opinions frustrates many a manager.

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This limits the ability of IT and specialist departments to act and represents a high risk for the company as a whole. But there is a remedy! Find out how specialised coaching techniques can help you to successfully transform your IBM Power i (AS400) or IBM Z (mainframe) legacy applications.

In this white paper you will learn:

The importance of the right interplay between people, strategy and technology for successful legacy transformation projects

Knowing how: combining specialist and field expertise for legacy transformation with proven processes and methods from classic coaching

Analysis results and success factors revealed by the current Lünendonk study "Application modernization and cloud transformation"

PKS experience and references that you can make use of

Legacy transformation is becoming increasingly demanding as it has to meet several conflicting requirements at the same time. Without professional support, this challenge often seems unsolvable - like squaring the circle. With the specialized coaches from PKS, however, the transformation does not get stuck at pretty PowerPoint charts, but becomes concretely feasible and successfully implementable.

Heidi Schmidt Managing Director (CEO) PKS Software GmbH

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100%

Coverage of special technical features through variable parser technology

Up to 40%

Reduction of obsolete source code through intelligent detection of dead code

<12 months

ROI achieved within the first year of use

3x

Triple added value through technical, professional and qualitative analysis

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Ansprechpartner Bernd Butscher, Heidi Schmidt, Doris Zodel, Matthias Quaisser.

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PKS as a partner for IT service providers in order to be visible in the market in a sustainable and differentiating way.

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eXplain - The tool for code analysis on the IBM i (AS400) & IBM Z (mainframe)

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Legacy modernisation with eXplain

The tool for analysing code on the IBM i (AS400) & IBM Z (mainframe).

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Technology transformation

We transfer old development environments and legacy source code to a future-proof basis. ► Enterprise DevOps ► Re-Platforming Mainframe & Adabas/Natural-applications ►CA-TELON Dismissal

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Our services

We develop innovative software applications and future-proof IT systems as the basis for your digital transformation. We look closely and look for individual solutions. Because we are excited with technology. And because it works.

Service

Training & Coaching

We offer a wide range of training and coaching services tailored to your individual needs.

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About ARS

Our success story began in 1992. Since then, we’ve survived some ups and downs, learned a lot and celebrated many successes.

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IT modernization

Whether it is about the development of company-wide digitalization strategies, the agile development of high-quality software or the successful, holistic transformation into the cloud - whenever companies want to modernize their IT, ARS Computer and Consulting is the right partner.

Service

Application Modernization

Application Modernization focuses on modernizing existing applications. The key to success in Application Modernization is the strategy and selection of projects.

Service

Adoption & Change Management

Realize the full potential of your investments, overcome resistance and achieve sustainable change with Adoption & Change Management.

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PKS

PKS is a team of experienced software analysts, programming experts and web developers. Since 1991, they have been planning innovative, low-risk and future-proof software transformations worldwide.

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The "Beautiful five" and the Power of "One-Number" Reporting

Key figures are a perennial favorite in idea management, have been used for many years (decades) and are now very topical again. The reasons are obvious. You want to set performance benchmarks, define targets, follow up on where things are not going so well and measure the success or failure of idea management.

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Teamworkx Scaling Agile Blueprint

Agile transformation in a simple way: The "Teamworkx Scaling Agile Blueprint" gives companies the opportunity to scale agility from the team level to a higher level using exemplary modeling in Jira Software.

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Service

License analysis and license consulting

Only well-founded information can serve as a basis for meaningful decisions or budgeting. Therefore, we are happy to offer you an inventory of your licenses and our experts will also analyze your infrastructure.

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Digital Maturity

The Digital Maturity Assessment provides tailored strategies for your digital transformation.

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Software Assessment

Get through the is state of your core systems with the Legacy Software Assessment.

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How we work

We think of ourselves as a tour guide for our clients. In this role we want to ensure that the digitalization adventure is a long-term success, because we believe that digitalization is not a one-off event, but a longer journey in a constantly changing world where you need to keep adapting.

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Talend Data Integration

Talend Data Integration offers a highly scalable architecture for almost any application and any data source - with well over 900 connectors from cloud solutions like Salesforce to classic on-premises systems.

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Mastering legacy transformation: coaching as a key discipline for consistent success.