The Synergy Application Maturity Model
The Synergy Application Maturity Model is a tool that our experts use to help you identify a modernization strategy for your business-critical applications. By knowing realistically where you are today and what you aspire to, you can create a plan for modernization that will serve you today and far into the future.


Developed based on our 45+ years of experience in legacy systems evolution
- Describes current best-in-class states of modernization across five key phases/vectors
- Guides you in dispassionately assessing your current level of maturity in each phase/vector
- Leads to a baseline maturity snapshot as a navigational aid to a functional modernization journey
- Stimulates an aspirational but practical discussion about modernization
- Often used as part of a Synergy Application Assessment, a discovery project that evaluates your technology systems and overall environment and recommends effective modernization initiatives to help you meet your business goals
- Serves as an ongoing guide / report card against best-in-class modernization, to keep your modernization journey on track
Maturity Model
Synergex continually updates the model against our client base (your peers) and against evolving best-in-class technologies and practices.
![]() Infrastructure |
![]() Development Environment |
![]() Development Process |
![]() Application |
![]() User Interface |
![]() Reporting & Analytics |
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Cloud |
Integrated development environment (IDE) |
DevOps |
Advanced integrations with other applications, meets needs of advanced users |
Unified |
Predictive analytics |
Data center |
Language-sensitive editor |
Agile |
Rich functionality |
Web |
Business intelligence |
On-premise |
Integrated build system |
Prototyping, iterative, spiral |
Basic functionality |
GUI |
Query & analysis solutions |
On-premise with no QA, DR, or backups, or combo of |
Source control, single or branched |
Waterfall |
Foundation/ infrastructure |
Character- based |
Spreadsheets |
Not defined |
Text editor |
Not defined |
Not defined |
Not defined |
Printed/paper reports |
Modernization is a journey, not an event. With the Synergy Application Maturity Model, you can know where you are and where you want to go. And we can help you get there.