Platform Selection and Convergence

Choosing a system without treating its diagram as the implementation.

How the practice works

The selection compares operational coverage, integration, support and migration demands. Existing platforms are assessed against a common requirement set. A recommendation includes the work needed to reach the selected environment and the differences that will remain after arrival.

The working record
  1. 01Coverage
  2. 02Dependencies
  3. 03Transition effort
  4. 04Supported destination

A working example

Two finance ecosystems both cover the main business, but differ in regional support and connected tools. The decision records those gaps and their treatment. Consolidation is not considered complete when the preferred vendor's name occupies the center of the slide.

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