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- Analyze
- Build
- Convert
- Measure
Analyze
Before any code changes, teams need a clear picture of what they are working with. BMC AMI DevX maps how programs actually execute in production — call sequences, data flows, failure patterns, maintenance frequency. It translates business logic into natural language and generates formal program specifications. This analysis identifies which applications pose the greatest risk and require the most team effort. The output is an objective, data-driven target list for modernization, grounded in how the portfolio actually behaves rather than how developers remember it behaving.
Build
Architecture improves before language changes. BMC AMI DevX breaks monolithic programs into modular, independently compilable components with clean interfaces. Dead code and unused references come out. Multiple developers can work on isolated components at the same time, shift-left testing becomes practical, and the codebase is measurably cleaner before conversion begins. This phase removes the technical debt that line-by-line AI translation carries forward intact — which is how most conversion projects create new maintenance problems while solving old ones.
Convert
Conversion targets the programs where the investment pays off — frequently modified modules, components that need to be accessible to Java developers, and operations eligible for more cost-effective processing. The output is modular, well-documented Java with proper error handling and object-oriented design patterns. Converted modules stay callable from existing COBOL, so teams convert incrementally based on business priority. Nothing has to convert all at once. For programs that work and rarely change, COBOL remains the right answer.
Measure
Success in modernization shows at the portfolio level, not the program level. Track how knowledge concentration risk decreases as documentation improves. Monitor the cost and time required to deliver a change to critical applications before and after architecture work. Measure how quickly teams respond to new business requirements in previously rigid systems. The Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™️ Study of BMC AMI DevX (June 2025) found that organizations completed 3x to 15x more code changes per year following this sequence. That outcome is traceable to the analysis work done before conversion, not to the conversion itself.
