Business System Modernization
Your business outgrew its software.We modernize it.
A focused audit of the systems holding you back. A clear plan for what to keep, what to replace, and what to rebuild.
A complimentary, 20-minute conversation with us to understand what's getting in the way and whether an audit would help.
Keep
What still earns its place stays — connected properly and documented.
Replace
Where a proven product does the job better, we name it and set it up.
Rebuild
Where nothing on the market fits how you operate, we build it and move you onto it in phases.
Growth breaks the systems that built the business.
A core system nobody wants to touch. Data re-keyed between tools that were never meant to talk. The same customer in three places. Reports that take a week to pull. New hires trained on workarounds instead of process.
What it costs
None of it shows up as a line item. It shows up as headcount hired to hold systems together, deals that move slower than they should, and growth plans quietly shelved because the software can't take it.
Modernizing doesn't mean ripping everything out. It means knowing which systems to keep, which to replace, and which to rebuild — and planning the work in phases to minimize operational disruption.
Who we work with
Established, profitable companies whose software has become the ceiling — legacy or homegrown systems that can't keep up, tools bolted together over years of growth, critical processes that live in one person's head.
The business works. The software is what's holding it back.
One audit. One fee. A plan you can act on.
The audit informs decisions worth many times its fee — which systems to trust with the next decade of the business, and which to retire.
Systems Modernization Audit
What's holding the business back, what's it costing us, and what do we modernize first?
$4,500
Fixed fee · 50% on signature · 50% on delivery, net 15
What you receive
- Full written report
- Findings from the systems in scope, a map of how they connect, keep / replace / rebuild recommendations, and a phased roadmap with effort and cost estimates — together in one Modernization Report.
- Presentation to your team
- A walkthrough of the report, recommendations, and next steps, with time for questions and a follow-up Q&A call after delivery.
Before you sign, we agree in writing on the systems and workflows to review, the deliverables, access requirements, and the delivery schedule. The fixed fee covers that agreed scope; any additional work is scoped and approved separately.
From kickoff to a clear plan.
Kickoff
Scope, deliverables, access requirements, and the delivery schedule are agreed before you sign. At kickoff, we confirm stakeholders and access.
Review
We work hands-on in the agreed systems against live data, and sit down with the people who run on them — sales, operations, finance.
Findings
Each system in scope is weighed on what it costs, what it blocks, and whether it should be kept, replaced, or rebuilt.
The plan
A written report and a phased modernization roadmap, presented to your team, with time for questions and a follow-up Q&A call.
When the roadmap says rebuild, we build it.
Cathedral Software is a custom software studio. When the right answer doesn't exist off the shelf, we design it, build it, and migrate you onto it in phases — documented, maintainable, and made to last, with your team trained to own it.
Implementation is scoped after the audit and priced on the value it returns. The roadmap is yours either way — to build with us, or with anyone you trust.
See what your software is holding back.
A complimentary, 20-minute conversation with us to understand what's getting in the way and whether an audit would help.