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Last activity: 5 Sep 2025 8:57 EDT
Pega Legacy App Modernization
The announcement of Pega GenAI Blueprint™ to modernize legacy systems based on screenshots, documentation, videos sounds very promising. As these source artifacts can be difficult to keep current / detailed, I was interested in discussing the application of Blueprint to specifically modernize legacy Pega applications.
Long-running Pega apps are challenging to maintain / refactor / analyze to take advantage of modern capabilities likes Stage-based case management, Constellation, AI, security etc. Since the application code is the best source of truth, is it valid to assume that Blueprint would/could be a key component of future Pega upgrades?
Some potential areas of coverage:
- recommend refactoring suggestions (effort / risk / impacts): data structures, APIs, process flows, UX, accessibility, DevSecOps, automation, migrations / transformations of legacy data
- understanding in-use and potential use of framework applications to minimize / remove / reduce customizations
- understand PDC data to optimize hardware / infrastructure
- auto-generate enhanced user documentation / training guides / automated testing etc
- options / suggestions to create a brand new application versus refactoring existing
- Utilize Pega GenAI Blueprint™ as a platform plugin / capability in existing apps?
Modernizing Pega apps is an increasingly complex task, so the use of Pega GenAI Blueprint™ would be of great benefit.
Thanks!
Pegasystems Inc.
IN
TD
CA
@SumanKumar appreciate the feedback, thank you!
Pegasystems Inc.
CA
@AndrewY81 - Hey Andrew, my role is the "Modernization Success Director" responsible for the go-to-market direction of our modernization initiatives (incidentally, also based in Canada). Thank you for this feedback and we agree there is a really exciting opportunity ahead of us.
What's incredibly compelling is how this gives the ability to re-imagine applications and drive incredible business impact by making changes in the realm of
- Business
- Operations, and
- Technology.
If there's any particular issue or opportunity you'd like to discuss, please let us know
@AndrewY81 Thank you for the thoughtful insights! You’ll be glad to know that we’re already working on a similar idea. We're extracting key details from an existing heritage application and generating an artifact that can serve as input during Blueprint creation. This approach significantly simplifies the modernization of heritage Pega applications. We’re currently collaborating with a few customers for early adoption, stay tuned for more updates!
Regards,