Recovery Practices
Four ways we get stalled programs to production.
Each practice addresses a specific failure mode. Jump to the one that fits your situation.
Recovery Practice 01
Application Modernization Recovery
Your modernization program has stalled. The codebase is larger than anyone estimated. Timelines have slipped. Senior leaders need a path to production — not another assessment.
- Java
- .NET
- Python
- Spring Boot
- DiffBlue
How we approach it
We come in after the existing plan has proven unworkable. Our first deliverable is a credible assessment of what it will actually take to finish — not a renegotiated timeline, but a concrete path with deterministic milestones.
We use DiffBlue to generate executable test coverage at scale, which lets us move faster without increasing defect risk. At 600+ repositories and nearly 2M lines of code, the math on manual remediation is prohibitive. Our pipeline approach is how we collapse those timelines.
Proof point
Wireless carrier. 600+ Java repos. Internal estimate: 60 years. Our pipeline delivered production-ready output in a fraction of that time.
When the Math Says 60 Years
The 60-year estimate was not wrong about the old way. It was just wrong about whether the old way was still the only way.
A leading US wireless carrier had hundreds of millions of lines of Java code stuck on Java 8. Internal leadership had done the math honestly: 5,500 engineers, fully allocated, would take roughly 60 years to bring the estate current.
Recovery Practice 02
Data Platform Migration Recovery
The migration from your legacy data platform is behind. Data quality issues have surfaced mid-migration. The business can't wait for another multi-year runway.
- Informatica
- Teradata
- Databricks
- Snowflake
- dbt
How we approach it
We assess the current migration state — what's been completed, what's blocked, and what the real scope of the remaining work is. Most stalled migrations have a buried assumption that hasn't been validated. We find it and address it before writing a new plan.
Our Databricks partnership means we have senior resources who have done this migration pattern before, at enterprise scale, under time pressure.
Proof point
Databricks partner. We bring both the platform depth and the delivery discipline to finish migrations that have stalled.
The AI Readiness Gap Is Bigger Than You Think
Don't drive faster off a cliff. Outsource your tasks, not your critical thinking.
— Former Chief AI Officer, MURTEC 2026 keynote
Executives are excited. Boards are demanding action. And almost nobody has the data infrastructure, governance, or modernized stack to back any of it up. We saw this pattern play out at MURTEC 2026 — and it has nothing to do with restaurants.
Recovery Practice 03
Cloud & IaC Recovery
The cloud migration or infrastructure-as-code initiative has stalled, drifted from the original design, or produced environments that aren't consistent or reproducible.
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Terraform
- GitHub Actions
How we approach it
We audit the current infrastructure state against the original target architecture. The gap between what was designed and what was built is usually where the program broke down. We map it, prioritize the critical path, and stabilize delivery from there.
We are certified partners with AWS, Azure, and GCP. We don't recommend a cloud provider — we work with whichever direction the organization has already committed to.
Proof point
AWS and Azure partner experience. We have operated platform programs at Fortune 100 scale.
Recovery Practice 04
Delivery Recovery
The delivery function itself has broken down. Milestones are being missed. The team isn't shipping. Senior leadership has lost confidence in the delivery plan.
- React
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
How we approach it
We come in with senior delivery leadership who have operated at Fortune 100 scale. We don't start with process — we start with understanding what's actually blocking progress. Then we stabilize the delivery system around what's achievable in the current state, not the original plan.
This practice often wraps around the other three. Stalled modernization and migration programs almost always have a delivery breakdown underneath the technical problem.
Proof point
IGD. A 6-month project 15 months late. Full rebuild in 8 weeks. Now live in all 50 states.
When a 6-Month Project Is 15 Months Late
Previous dev shop had it doomed for failure after a year and a half of work. Sirrus7 stepped in and literally saved the day.
— President, Industrial Game & Design
A non-technical executive is partway through a software project that the vendor told them would take six months. They are now fifteen months in and starting to wonder whether it ever will ship.