6R frameworkMake-vs-BuyAssessment

6R analysis and make-vs-buy for an application landscape

Duration
3 months
Role
Technology Assessment Lead
6R application landscape assessment

Scope

  • Follow-up engagement for a client I had already supported in building their unified cloud platform.
  • Analyzed the MaBiS-hub application and the surrounding legacy application landscape using the 6R framework — Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, Retain.
  • Built a make-vs-buy business case for the future platform setup.
  • Delivered strategic recommendations for the target architecture direction.

Methods: 6R framework, make-vs-buy business case, ROI-driven architecture decisions

Key Skills Demonstrated

  • Honest Assessment: Identifying what to eliminate, consolidate, modernize, replace or retain — without sugar-coating.
  • 6R Portfolio Classification: A structured, defensible verdict per application instead of gut feeling.
  • Business Case Development: Make-vs-buy grounded in ROI logic, ready for a management decision.
  • Domain Knowledge: Energy market communication understood well enough to judge the applications behind it.