Modernizing a Legacy Construction Management Portal with a Cloud-First Approach
Customer Background
The client stands out as a global leader in construction and real estate technology, seamlessly bridging the gap between the physical and digital realms with cutting-edge software, cloud platforms, and lifecycle solutions. Catering to construction owners, developers, and infrastructure teams around the globe, this organization empowers smarter planning, execution, and tracking of intricate capital projects, that ultimately enhances quality, safety, and long-term sustainability. As part of its growth strategy, the company has acquired a popular construction program management platform and kicked off a long-term modernization initiative aimed at transforming it into a next-generation, cloud-ready solution; all while ensuring that existing customers experience no disruption in service.
Industry
The Challenges
The organization faced the challenge of modernizing a critical legacy platform while keeping the existing system fully operational throughout the transition. This called for parallel development, strict adherence to delivery timelines, and a zero-tolerance policy for any performance dips.
Key challenges included:
- Supporting the incremental development of a legacy platform while simultaneously building a new system
- Choosing and managing a hybrid technology stack that spans both old and modern architectures
- Coordinating distributed teams that were working at the same time on stabilization and innovation
- Aligning Kanban workflows, agile engineering practices, and internal development standards
- Maintaining high code quality while actively working to reduce technical debt
- Establishing effective collaboration and feedback loops among multiple stakeholders
- Optimizing delivery throughput and development speed under Kanban
- Implementing a reliable CI/CD pipeline that aligns with continuous delivery objectives
The Solutions
Sigma Solve took a smart, lean approach to modernizing their platform, striking a balance between keeping things stable and pushing for innovation. This two-pronged strategy allowed the platform to grow and adapt without throwing a wrench in daily operations.
Here’s what they did:
- Assembled a dedicated, cross-functional team that collaborated closely with product owners, architects, QA leads, and industry experts
- Standardized collaboration frameworks to foster open communication and quick feedback
- Upgraded and stabilized the legacy system using VB.NET, C#, and AngularJS, all while paving the way for future-ready development
- Implemented Kanban and lean principles to manage work-in-progress and ensure reliable delivery
- Monitored performance continuously to keep the system reliable and scalable
- Enhanced core process modules with modern, user-friendly features
- Integrated digital signature solutions to meet compliance needs and enable legally binding workflows
- Set up CI/CD pipelines to support agile releases and quick issue resolution
- Managed technical debt proactively to keep the platform lightweight, secure, and responsive
The Outcomes
By modernizing a legacy construction management platform without interrupting live operations, Sigma Solve enabled a global real estate technology provider to turn potential transformation risks into a competitive edge.
The outcome was a stable, high-performing system today, along with a future-ready platform designed to adapt to changing industry demands.
Sigma Solve’s parallel modernization strategy brought about tangible business and technology benefits:
Reduced platform defects and operational glitches to nearly zero within two years
Kept services running smoothly while speeding up platform transformation
Enhanced performance of critical processing modules, cutting down on operational costs and efforts
Achieved consistently low downtime, boosting productivity for end users
Speeding up learning cycles to prevent recurring issues in the next-gen platform
Building a strong, scalable foundation for future innovation and cloud integration
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