Legacy System Modernisation
Old systems keep working until the people who understand them leave. This course covers assessing legacy systems and modernising them without a rewrite that never finishes.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Why legacy systems become urgent suddenly
- 02Assessing risk: knowledge, support, security and cost
- 03Documenting a system nobody fully understands
- 04Modernisation approaches and their honest trade offs
- 05Data migration, history and reconciliation
- 06Parallel running, cutover and rollback
- 07Decommissioning, archiving and closing the old system
What you will gain
- Assess the real risk a legacy system carries
- Document a system nobody fully understands
- Compare modernisation approaches honestly
- Migrate data without losing history
- Run old and new systems in parallel safely
- Decommission a system properly
Who should attend
- IT managers and architects
- System owners and business analysts
- Developers maintaining older systems
- Project managers on replacement programmes
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 Nov 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 23 to 25 Nov 2026 | London | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 7 to 9 Dec 2026 | Dubai | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 11 to 13 Jan 2027 | Pretoria | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 26 to 28 Jan 2027 | Durban | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 30 Mar to 1 Apr 2027 | Cape Town | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 7 to 9 Jun 2027 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R13,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 3 Days
- Field
- IT & Digital Skills
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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