Technical strategy & architecture
Scoping a new product, auditing and modernizing an application that holds back your roadmap, deciding on a rebuild or preparing an AI project: Etixio helps you understand the existing system, compare options and prepare a workable plan. Then we can deliver that plan, without a break in continuity.
Leadership and tech teams facing a new product, a legacy system holding them back, a rebuild or an AI project
A shared map of the system, reasoned options and an ordered delivery roadmap
A clearly bounded scoping or audit engagement, then a review; ongoing technical leadership available
Delivery by your team or by Etixio, as a fixed-price project or a dedicated team
What we deliver
A product idea has to become a set of priority use cases, business rules and interfaces. We separate what is essential for a first release from the features that can wait. Scoping also examines data, integrations and operational constraints.
Recurring incidents, lengthening lead times or heavy reliance on a few people can have different causes. We examine the code, deployments, tests and how knowledge is organized before proposing a rewrite or a targeted fix.
We compare scenarios, taking into account service continuity, available skills and dependencies. Migration steps, data migration and rollback options are part of the plan, just like the target architecture.
The signals to watch
A product idea, a request for proposals or a request from leadership needs to become a scope, priorities and a reasoned estimate. See IT project scoping.
Recurring incidents, regressions, dreaded deployments, outdated dependencies or knowledge concentrated in one person are signs of a system that needs examining.
Rewriting, migrating gradually, changing hosting or framework are major decisions. They deserve compared scenarios rather than gut feeling.
A promising AI POC must be assessed on its data, security, operating costs and integration with the information system before it is rolled out more widely.
Application modernization
We favor step-by-step modernization, which addresses weak points while continuing to ship new features. Each step has a verifiable goal and a rollback option.
Frameworks, languages, libraries and end-of-life components are updated in an order that limits risk, with tests on critical user journeys.
The most fragile or most heavily used parts are isolated and then reworked one by one, while the rest of the application keeps running.
Automated tests, continuous integration, containerization and monitoring make releases safer. See our DevOps and cloud offering.
Management of access, secrets and vulnerable dependencies, in connection with a cybersecurity program if needed.
From work to deliverables
We bring together business journeys, software components and exchanges with other systems. This map makes dependencies visible, along with the areas that need further exploration. Findings are tied to observable evidence.
For each structuring decision, we set out the problem, the options considered and their consequences: delivery effort, maintenance, operations and impact on users. This lets leadership and technical teams alike understand the trade-offs made.
Actions are ordered by value, risk and prerequisites. You get a first scope, estimation assumptions and criteria to verify the results. The work can then be carried out by your team or by Etixio, without a break in continuity.
The choices that matter
An audit should not become a list of recommendations detached from the roadmap. We connect findings to the changes you actually need to ship: a new user journey, a partner integration, a change in volume or fewer incidents. A technical weakness is prioritized according to its impact on these objectives.
Technical leadership can also be ongoing: reviewing architecture decisions, supporting technical leads, arbitrating technical debt and tracking risks. The scope specifies which decisions fall to Etixio and which remain with your organization.
Scoping, modernization and AI
Scoping an AI project. We identify the use cases, data sources, access rights and success criteria, then examine feasibility and operating costs before any development. For an existing POC, the audit lists what is missing for production: authentication, evaluations, monitoring, cost control. See our enterprise AI solutions.
Modernizing with the help of AI. AI assistants make it easier to explore legacy code, document existing behavior and prepare tests before making changes. They remain governed by our reviews and checks, as described in our AI-augmented engineering.
How we work together
You do not need to arrive with a complete requirements document. The difficulties you face, the users involved and upcoming deadlines are enough to open the discussion. We then specify the interviews, documents and access needed to examine the scope.
The scoping or audit engagement is defined before it starts: systems involved, depth of analysis, people to involve and expected deliverables. A debrief session is used to discuss the findings and decide on next steps, without confusing exploration with a commitment to development work that is still unknown.
The delivery that follows can take the form of a fixed-price project on a defined scope, or a dedicated team that carries out the modernization over time.
Frequently asked questions
Scoping prepares an upcoming project by defining use cases, business rules, integrations, priorities and an estimate. A technical audit examines an existing application — code, deployments, tests, security — to identify its risks and options. The two are often combined before a rebuild.
Rarely as a first choice. A complete rewrite freezes new features and carries high risk. We compare this option with gradual modernization or targeted fixes, taking into account service continuity and budget.
A shared view of the product and its dependencies, reasoned options for each structuring decision and an ordered delivery path, with a first scope, estimation assumptions and verification criteria.
No. The difficulties you face, the users involved and upcoming deadlines are enough to open the discussion. The interviews, documents and access required are specified afterwards.
Yes. We examine the use cases, the availability and quality of data, security constraints, operating costs and integration with the information system. For an existing POC, we list what is missing for a production release.
Yes, without a break in continuity, as a fixed-price project or with a dedicated team. The deliverables are also designed so that your team or another provider can use them.
Yes. Outsourced technical leadership can oversee architecture decisions, support technical leads, arbitrate technical debt and track risks as the roadmap unfolds.
Tell us what you want to build, who the users are and what your technical environment looks like. Together, we will define the first scope to explore.